Trying to FIX a £199 Internet Radio CD Player 

The sound of true joy and happiness when Vince says yessss

The kids and I love watching Vince. Every episode we each guess if he's going to put it back together before testing and it not work, or break it when it was working. My son won tonight. Still love it.

Brilliant repair with all the patience to redo the re-assambly of the crammed internal.

A strong early contender for the Vince YESSSSS!!! of the year award right there also i agree the dab radio job lot is making a great watch and also you are already in profit with them they are turning out to be a great buy.

Very pleasing, but it definitely looked hideous to work on! Well done!! My dad actually mended clocks, watches and electronics (and WWII American Jeeps left in the UK after the war) and similarly was largely working by his wits and native intelligence. You remind me of him, because he would never (or rarely) give up until all avenues had been exhausted! --Mike

“I’m going to be taking a look at this shower proof radio” Place your bets on whether it’s water damage now....

Fun bit of diagnosis! Durned ribbon cables!

Great stuff. For the sound try adjusting the equaliser to personal. Turn off loudness, turn up treble to about +4 and possibly take bass down to -2. I have a couple of the bigger Tenor units (new) and reckon that’s the best setting.

Hi Vince you can get a better sound if you go into the menu and change the equaliser. I've looked at ours and for some bizarre reason you need to be in CD player mode (other modes may work, DAB definitely doesn't). Press the "menu/back" button on the top, then scroll down to "system menu" and "equaliser". I have it set to "rock" if I'm listening to a CD. Thanks for the vid - if ours ever goes wrong I am now more likely to try and fix it rather than chucking it into landfill and paying out for another one. Another thought - I believe it came with a remote originally, so may be worth looking out for on eBay if you're bothered (I'm not)

I know so much about the John Lewis Cello now... that I'm putting this on my resume! THANK YOU! Cheers from the US

Great video! There is the possibility that the fuse overheated and de-soldered itself. This is more likely if the connection was faulty from manufacturer. However, when current is high (but lower than the fuse rating) the fuse will heat. The absolute last thing electronic engineers design is power supply boards. Mostly they have been standardized and are typically picked from a list of available off the shelf configurations. It is very likely that the fuse rating specified in this power supply board is too high. Any problems with the physical connection could only cause more heating than normal. There was very good problem troubleshooting in this video, you found the problem very quickly. I noticed that you didn't actually test the fuse for continuity, you checked for continuity of the circuit to the fuse. You might want to start checking the fuse on the lowest scale for ohms of resistance, I don't know how sensitive you DMM is, but fuses fail from age too (this isn't found often). The fuse's own internal resistance slowly increases with age and use. Something else to consider when bad fuses are found within a circuit; why did the fuse fail, what else may have been damaged by the high amperage condition that caused the fuse to fail, and did the fuse react quickly enough to prevent damage in circuitry the fuse was supposed to protect (this is unlikely, however be very careful with devices that have had their fuses replaced already. For some reason there are people that will replace a fuse with a higher rated fuse. If you can find the circuit diagram for the item being repaired, it is always good to check the specifications of voltages on each sub-board and power protection devices. Keep up the good work!

After watching this I bought one spares or repair on ebay for £45, it was new still with film on, but no display, the fuse was soldered OK, and the display cable connected, but after disconnecting it and re inserting it, all was working again, thanks for the great video. I agree the sound is mediocre considering it has stereo speakers and a subwoofer, but looks very posh in my lounge.

Great video thank you! I have a 2nd hand one of these and CD player didn't work, so I have now been able to take it apart and fix it :) The video helped me to avoid all of the pitfalls with the cramped internal layout - especially the short ribbon cable that instantly came out and is almost impossible to spot! Cheers :)

Wow they crammed alot in that I agree I think they focused on the style than the components and internal design layout probably because they don't expect people to take them apart.

"Let's get it over to the blue mat" I've noticed u saying that a few times lately. Is that your new catchphrase Vince? I like it! 😉😉👍

“Whoever has this apart before probably knew what they were doing” - clearly not good fix Vince!!

Brilliant video, it had everything - hope, suspense, elation, disappointment and elation again! I relate to this completely. I've shown it to my wife to explain why jobs I say will take ten minutes actually take days to complete!

Nothing better in time of Corona than watching the pure joy of someone fixing something. Nice video Vince.

yeah great video Vince, think you should learn the rule about fitting everything back together before the final test. yes if there are moving parts then use all the screws and bolts, like in a coiled spring, or belts and pulleys. but for electrics, then should be fine with 2 screws holding something into place like a back panel. because it is sods law! that it isn't just the fault that you have found that needs repairing. keep up the great work, basically made your money back in 1 item there without the other DAB radios you repaired so far.

Welcome to John gluewis.

“YES!!!!” .... that is the sound of a very happy man :-). ... well done Vince, keep up the great work.

you know its high quality when they glue in the cables ahahah

Granted Vince it does look a good quality dab/internet cd radio combo looks good quality on the outside certainly does not look tacky and cheap 😊😊😊

The biggest jinx to any repair project is reassembling before testing 🤣🤣

That moment when you hit power and you're certain you've fixed it and nothing happens 😍 "Ahhh forgot the mains switch duhhh" *click* _STILL_ doesn't work....pass me the rope :/ I've been there countless times.

If all peoples be "my mate vince" the earth would be saved👊 Great work

The plug connectors were glued to try to prevent them shaking loose and possibly rattling, because of the internal subwoofer. If it really was cheaply made, the wires would be directly soldered probably.

Thanks very much indeed worthy of a Friday night mystery thriller. Lots of fun. Nice one mate!

Call me weird but for some reason I love it when you get excited when something you doing works/comes on etc.. lol

Fixed! *oh* vince.... :(

21:16 Nice choice of CD, Vince

Great video good fix the audio will sound better when you take the unit of the carpet as the carpet is blocking the sub woofer so you will get no bass in the audio range. Stay safe and see you in the next

With the sad music playing through most of the video, I thought for sure you weren't going to get it working. Nice surprise at the ending! Can't believe it was just a missing solder joint and a loose display cable.

Brilliant work Vince, delighted you selected RTE radio one

"Welcome to John Lewis!" is now my exclamation of choice.

Just recently stumbled upon your channel, had to subscribe straight away. There's nothing better than troubleshooting with a working result at the end of it. Excellent stuff my man 👌

Vince you should do more tv and mobile stuff I really enjoy those videos👍👍👍

Another Rollercoaster of emotion on this one, well done ol chap

Hey could you make a video on how to get started with soldering, like what paste you use and what solder you use, and give us tips on soldering, I would love to learn

RTE packed their DAB broadcasting up I hear ............Thanks for this video ...........

"Stay well and stay sane." Words to live by.

"yeeees well yessss, welcome to John Lewis" - Vince 2020

Yay Vince has fixed it! Checks time line.....oh :(

Vince.. if you are keen to get this unit to sound a whole lot better, source some acoustic fibre sheet "insulation that looks like a thin layer of cotton wool" a thin layer of foam can also give good results and line inside of the enclosures external surfaces with it, if you get it right you will be amazed at the warm rich result you can get, in fact you could go crazy and do a video on "Improving your Bluetooth's tinnie sound" APU I dropped a like..

I got a cheap factory reject for the same reasons from Ebay and found your video. The power supply delivered 15.175 volts to the extra low voltage board. The front fascia connector on my board is the other way round to yours when seen from left to right (black brown red orange yellow) whereas your factory reject (18:36) is yellow orange red brown black. I do not intend to rewire before checking whether the ribbon cable to the front screen has come loose (the low hanging fruit you identified). Thanks too for the tip about Isopropanol alcohol making glue easier to remove...works like a charm. I have hope of a fix now, and they are nice units. Thanks.

One other Point Vince, always use ESD protection (Electrostatic) Wrist strap and grounding kit, lot of this stuff can easy be damaged by body static (some of the devices fail with just 20V overload)

I love watching your trying to fix videos. I subscribed to your channel a while ago when you helped me sort my telephone socket out.

Nice to get a fairly easy fix like that, some you win and some you lose. I guess it never got a proper soldering in the factory.

I'm addicted to your video's. Thank you for all your time and effort in uploading them for us all.

Your the best youtuber ever vince

Another great one, thanks as always Vince!

I have one of these. At first I was disappointed with the dynamic range. It lacked treble. Tried all the equaliser settings but they were very poor. Then turned off the sub woofer. The treble response was much improved. Try that trick.

When you clap and say welcome to John Lewis, I just imagined an emloyee at John Lewis doing that at the doors when customer come in 😂

that back on/ off switch never ever gets bad. :)

What a beautiful device, really good design choice!

Quick Question for Vince: Great Videos. Thank you so much. Quick Q, I have one of those Cello units. CD audio is VERY very quiet. Can assume that is probably one of those ribbons come a little loose? Won't know till I check, but as you mention, these aren't the easiest units to get into / work on - so thought I might ask you first!

Interestingly following this video I bought one of these units pretty cheap and described as not working. Turned up today. Found the fault was the neutral line had become disconnected (was never connected) on the rear switch under the heat shrink, soldered on and powered straight up. The unit looks almost if not brand new. Thus given my experience and this video I would conclude the quality control of these when they left the factory was garbage.

Love your reaction when you fix a product Vince. Great video.

This unit can sound amazing for its size! Try playing with the User EQ in the settings menu. If you don't get some nice deep bass then maybe your subwoofer isn't connected properly????

The first time you checked power from being plugged in..you hadn't turned it on at the back of the radio.. but great job on fix as always.

its photo veneer so no even real wood. Not surprised at all Vince that this didn't sound good great video., though i suspect that the damage was caused through vibration from transit to from the factor to store. I suspect that's why the screen was unplugged too. Great video

Wow, that thing looks the business on the outside, but the jankiness inside is palpable. Their design team probably does quality control and glue gunning. You're on quite the winning streak, Vince. The casino owner would like to have a word with you, if you'll just follow me. 😏

Well done, you cracked it in the end,🙏🙏

I thought I had the video on 1.5x at first. You talk really fast at the beginning. Love the channel! :)

This is the channel i've been looking for for ages.

When your connectors at the front were discovered to be disconnected, perhaps the stereo performed this check where whenever it tries to turn on, it will be like "ok my speakers are connected, my display is connected, wait a second! Hold up! My dvd player is disconnected! Abort start up sequence!"

That is a very good good radio, I really think your underestimating the sound quality, please check the tone control settings, you also download an app that will allow you to control the radio on your WiFi extra options from the app includes longer sleep timer visual list of all your preset stations. Please check EQ settings or better still adjust it yourself.

You are an entertaining guy. ya know that ! Keep it up. Best wishes from Carlow , Ireland. Richie.

Yes,the box is just MDF stuck together, finished with a veneer DC fix/ Fablon .

The quarantined being in me thanks the quarantined being in you. I always loved your videos, but now they are specially welcomed. Thank you!

Oh the John Lewis radios are lovely... How come i keep seeing them broke then? lol.

Awsome fix. Sad on that sound. It is a looker!

great job done there

Love the “victory” music! Keep up the great videos.👍👍👍

Nice woodgrain. I think LGR would approve.

Great Job.. Happy you hear to The Killers..

Good god I love this channel I do.

The piggyback module looks like a Frontier Technologies unit. If you go into Settings > Equaliser > adjust bass & treble.....the sound will come alive.

I like to look your fixing videos Greetings from Germany

great job Vince

I like your screwdriver nice one

Another great fix =D Hard to believe that passed QC!!!

Awesome. You got it working!!! Enjoyed the video

Like the Edvard Greig music morning from Peer Gynt.

Probably you pull that cable out when you first open a radio and pull out backboard. There is no technician in a world who will go to replace front panel on dead radio without checking-out power supply. I doubt that this radio was open before you open it.

Nice to watch but I never box up before testing. I replace LED strips in TVs and always test before reinserting screen

(21:50) - Looks to me like the previous person had two of these Cello DAB radios, both faulty. One had a faulty power supply, the other had a faulty main board. So what does he do ? He takes the good power supply and makes one good unit. Meanwhile, you get the radio with faulty main board and faulty power supply. Never mind. You're half way there at this point. >

7:34 you pulled out the black cable Vince.

You do have the bottom speaker blocked by the carpet you have it sitting on.

Expected that sort of QC from cello

Nice Fix once again 👍🏻

Vince you are the man!!

Great fix Vince. Am I mistaken or did Sainsbury used to label their own brand electronics as 'Cello' ?

Can’t believe that! Nightmare double fault!!!

The best videos for these times

Love the atention to detail on the wires to avoid vibrations as well as the glued connectors. No cheap at all,. At 7:54 try to avoid touching any metal surface on a switching PSU,, you can have V+ exposed there. I dont trust any of this PSUs, I repaired laptop chargers in general (more or less same thing) I got nice shocks during some "safety" assumptions LOL. Sometimes a component, lead, a resistor is still V+. On ATX PSUs is more or less the same. With chargers, you dont know ... you could still get a shock from a little heatsink (on the high voltage side)

I've seen that one on a video from Techmoan I believe, and he never opened it up so super cool to see!

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Tip on hot glue... use a bit of isopropyl alcohol on it pops off like it was never stuck!

Good looking radio 👍