I've had a Bose Companion 5 subwoofer cabinet and driver on the shelf for almost a year.
I will never do anything with it.
I was very specific when I said 'cabinet' and 'driver' because the plate amp is missing.
The bad news: For those with limited experience of Bose I should explain the issues. The front grille is glued into place, there is no access to the driver. The PSU is sealed inside the cabinet it cannot be accessed without destroying the unit.
The good news: the PSU and the driver have been tested and are perfectly functional.
The dilemma: Bose claim the system to be 300w. A 300w toroidal PSU is not be sniffed at. I can use it in other projects. I am minded to take a hammer to the case to retrieve it.
However, if anybody wants the unit before I destroy it, they are welcome to it for the cost of shipping.
I will never do anything with it.
I was very specific when I said 'cabinet' and 'driver' because the plate amp is missing.
The bad news: For those with limited experience of Bose I should explain the issues. The front grille is glued into place, there is no access to the driver. The PSU is sealed inside the cabinet it cannot be accessed without destroying the unit.
The good news: the PSU and the driver have been tested and are perfectly functional.
The dilemma: Bose claim the system to be 300w. A 300w toroidal PSU is not be sniffed at. I can use it in other projects. I am minded to take a hammer to the case to retrieve it.
However, if anybody wants the unit before I destroy it, they are welcome to it for the cost of shipping.
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Why do you expect this to have a toroidal transformer inside? It's far more likely to have a switch mode power supply.