Jon Hall

I have a failed zeppelin also. That capacitor doesn't look too bad. On mine, the onboard fuse is blown, and at least 3 of the rectifier diodes. If you have a multimeter check the diodes for short circuit. There is a bank of for of them on one edge of the board, and another on un the underside of the board covered in heat paste. Still workling through what else might have gone...

Taking the zeppelin air apart is very easy. But you will need to be comfortable using a soldering iron. If you follow this guide up to step 5 first, to remove the ipod arm. Removing Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Air Dock Arm Next you need to remove the speaker covers. There is a clip holding them in. If you feel near the pointy end at the back there is a little button to press. Hold this in, and then slide the covers outwards. Now that the speakers are exposed, be VERY careful not to squash the tweeter cones. They are extremely fragile. On the front you will now see 8 recessed screws. Remove them all. on the back, near the point ends, there are 2 more screws. Remove these. The back will now come off. If you open it like a clamshell, you will be able to unplug the 3 cabales linking the 2 halfs. unplug these and separate the back from the front (remember those tweeters!) The power board is help in with 1 screw. remove this and lift the board out. There are 2 cables holding it to board next to it, thet you need...

I had the exact same problem. Stuck on constant white light. The problem (at least for mine) is that the main power board has failed. Three of the low voltage capacitors have failed. (They balloon very slightly at the top like a failed phone battery). If you are good with a soldering iron, three replacement capacitors are about £2.50 If anyone needs a step-by-step I can guide you through that process.

I had the white light problem on my Zeppelin Air.

The problem was with three 10v 1500uf capacitors on the power board (slight ballooning on the top).

The Zeppelin Air is a bit different internally than the Zeppelin (so some of the above instructions don’t apply) but it is a bit easier to remove the power board.