Job Timeline (Ref 5806-6796)


All repairs are fixed price at £20 plus postage
Remote Returned to Customer


A Timeline of this job can be seen below.

Arrived - 30-May-2020
Fault Diagnosed
Remote Repaired
Payment Received
Returned - 05-Jun-2020
Repair Engineer : Martin Smith
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Bose RC18T1-40 Remote Repair Details

Manufacturer : Bose

Model : RC18T1-40

Customers Fault Description : suddenly went dead, no buttons working. Tried to change batteries, still dead. No prior warning of any faults or any buttons going wrong. Just the whole thing at once.

Remote Fixer Repair Response (see below) :

This Bose controller arrived safely and on testing was found to be transmitting but when tapped would stop working temporarily.

The battery terminals were found to have a mass of contamination (most likely from a battery leakage) see image!

A replacement battery terminals was fitted and solid functionality was restored.  The customer is to test the control out full upon receipt.

Remote Images

 bose remote control repair

bad battery terminal

back of controller