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IPOD BATTERY REPLACMENT

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PimpDaddySkier
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can you replace these fuckers by yourself or do you ahve to send it in?

and yes i checked the search bar, and looked through some other threads but nothing on battery replacement
May 30 2006 3:05PM
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ski_cartel
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if your replace it your self you give up any warentie that it may have, and its hard to do. way easyer to just send it in. or spend the 100 and get eh protection plan. Then take your ipod and smash it into a table a few tims, untill you hear stuff shaking arounf nside it. Then send it in and they give you a new ipod, thats what iv been doing sence ipods came out way back in 2001
May 30 2006 3:15PM
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PimpDaddySkier
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if you send it in do they have to give you a new one or what?
May 30 2006 3:34PM
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ECgoggletan
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i sent in my ipod to get my battery replaced and thought that id get a new one
but they dont do that
they replace the battery but the get your pod all dirty and shit
May 30 2006 4:05PM
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Mat.
Posts: 7167 - Karma: 94
yeha my battery fucking dies after like 30 minutes of use now.
May 30 2006 4:05PM
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Leckett
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THATS WHY YOU DONT BUY IPODS EVERYONE!
May 30 2006 4:10PM
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TonyTheTiger
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Yhea, don't buy Ipods just because everyone has them. Its just a fashion. They cost more and I hear constantly about Ipods breaking and shit. I rarely hear about other mp3 players breaking... Plus the I-pood accesories cost sooo much!
May 30 2006 4:16PM
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Lé.Skiing
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your just jelouse
May 30 2006 4:42PM
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japie99
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U have iPod 3?? damn that thing is fucked up. When im in the gondala I turn it on and before im at the top it alrwady died:S
May 30 2006 4:42PM
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japie99
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so do u get the same ipod generation back or the latest version?? if so im interested:D
May 30 2006 4:43PM
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Beamer12
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NOT WORTH IT pods suck..i would never waste my time fixing 1..just invest in a creative..such a quality product
May 30 2006 4:44PM
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III
Posts: 2041 - Karma: 22
go on ebay, buy a battery for ten dollars and replace it yourself its really easy. If you need help feel free to pm me. Ive done it twice now and it takes just 20 minutes.
May 30 2006 4:50PM
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acoustikrage
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i changed the battery for my 3g ipod by myself, 25 bucks.
May 30 2006 5:02PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
ipods suck
instead of a nano, get a 3 gig archos player for 150
May 30 2006 5:16PM
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III
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Alright here's a little guide:

1.) Find a guitar pick or a credit card.
2.) Holding the metal ipod bottom firmly in one hand, take your other hand and push the white top over, exposing a gap between the top and bottom parts of the ipod.
3.) Stick the pick or the corner of the credit card into the gap, try to get it to go in about 3/4 of a centimeter.
4.) Now carefully slide the pick/card around the seem of the ipod, this will undo the clips that hold it together, and the white top and metal bottom should come apart.
5.) Once you have separated the top and bottom, flip the top portion upward so that it lies on its face, be careful of the copper connector tape, do not break or detach it.
6.) Lift up the harddrive (big metal thing with blue rubber around it, and detach it from the connector which is under a sort of foam pad. Set the harddrive aside.
7.) The battery is the little black thing under the hard drive, lift it up and work the wiring out from around the motherboardish thing. Then using your fingernails unclip the little battery connecter near the top of the little white box thing.
8.) Dispose of the dead battery (there is some responsible way to do this, but i don't know what it is)
9.) Now take your new battery and work the wires around and under the mother board thing.
10.) Then plug the little battery connection into the spot where you unplugged the dead battery.
11.) Stick the battery in the space and jam the wires in around it so that it all fits.
12.) Plug the hard drive back in and snap the top back on your ipod making sure that the lock switch is in the same position on both halves of the ipod.

Good luck.
May 30 2006 5:47PM
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acoustikrage
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haha, i'd say archos sucks the big one.

if you're gonna say that ipods suck, at least suggest a worthy alternative. say perhaps a creative or an iriver, but definitely not archos.

ahahah!
May 30 2006 5:58PM
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III
Posts: 2041 - Karma: 22
okay, apparently this part is kinda confusing.

What you do, is you push the top white part of the ipod to the side so that you can see the edge of the metal bottom. Once this gap is exposed you wedge it open with the credit card.

Imagine a book resting on top of a box. You slide the book to the side and expose the inside of the box. Its the same motion, except you have to push the top over hard, and once you see that hairline crack looking from aboce, you stick the pick down into the crack, so that if you're putting the pick on the right side of the ipod, the white top part is on the left of the pick and the metal is on the right.
May 30 2006 6:03PM
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PimpDaddySkier
Posts: 4221 - Karma: 20
hmm maybe ill just send her in and see what i get
May 30 2006 10:11PM
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Hotdawgg-Skier4
Posts: 295 - Karma: 39
ipods are just a fad
May 30 2006 10:12PM
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willbro466
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http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/
May 30 2006 10:16PM
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japie99
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its a dutch site but at the bottum u have several links for how to change ur ipods battery very usefull!
http://www.ipodreporter.nl/help/batterij
May 31 2006 10:43AM
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Leckett
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actually im glad i dont have an ipod those stupid pieces of shit break so much. ive never once had a problem with my player and its lasted me quite long
May 31 2006 10:52AM
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Mat.
Posts: 7167 - Karma: 94
mines pretty damn dpoe.
got it for free too.
May 31 2006 11:01AM
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PimpDaddySkier
Posts: 4221 - Karma: 20
that didnt really solve anything but i guess it is true because i got mine around 18 months ago
May 31 2006 2:28PM
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PimpDaddySkier
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after about a month i finally sent my pod in and they sent me a brand new 20 gig soim pretty happy
Jun 27 2006 12:09PM
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skodeo7
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Thats because no MP3 player comes close to comparing with how successful the Ipod; with so many Ipod owners its a lot easier to hear about bad things going wrong.
Jun 27 2006 12:25PM
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Mezmerize19
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Im just fine with my iPod photo. It does what its supposed to do. Hold songs. Everyone is telling you should get the video. Im like no. Theres nothing wrong with mine. It does what its supposed to. Nothing more nothing less. And if your going to buy a case buy one youll be happy with forever otherwise you'll be shelling out a hell of a lot. I bought only one case that was $50 and thats the only one I ever bought.
Jun 27 2006 12:52PM
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Mat.
Posts: 7167 - Karma: 94
anytime i try to play this one specific song, even after charging my ipod for an hour it tries to claim that its dead, then says the whole "please connect ipod to power source" battery's dying bullshit.
then just blacks out.


but if i play any other songs its fine.
just so happens that one song is my favourite.
Jun 27 2006 12:57PM
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d-loc
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kids are too rough with electronics. hense why all these ipods break. a damn kid needs a toy not a dope computer handheld
Jun 27 2006 1:03PM
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~Cork_1080~
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you dont hear much of other mp3 breaking because mostly everyone has ipods. If one did break, do you think we would hear about it, let alone care.
Jun 27 2006 1:53PM
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pistolpete23
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yo its mad easy i bought a new battery off ebay for 15 buck with shipping and all. for the mini u just take off some little parts and take out the odl crappy batter throw this new baby in takes liek 15 minutes and works like magic!
Nov 14 2006 7:12PM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
i miss you
Nov 14 2006 7:15PM
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Alexander_Keith
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He's in profile heaven, hush now, dont cry
Nov 14 2006 7:43PM
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spyder1
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If you dont want an Ipod here is another good MP3 player. My buddie has it and hasnt had any problems with it. Its abotut the size of a Ipod Nano, does pretty well everything a nano can do and has video. and it runs around the same price



http://www.scandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1166)-SanDisk_Sansa_e200_Series_MP3_Players.aspx
Nov 14 2006 8:35PM
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bangarangmules
Posts: 5065 - Karma: 84
id say just get a new ipod. its not worth replacing the battery, and for everyone that hates the ipods, didnt the zune just come out today or something? check that out looks pretty sick. but i am content with my mini.
Nov 14 2006 8:45PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
my mom has that it so nice if i didn't have a video and had to chose between that or a nano i would take that, so nice!
Nov 14 2006 8:49PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
my battery will be like 2/3 full then i wil the the message "no battery power remains, please plug into power source" and it just dies. occasionally ill reset it and have full battery (or so it says) back.
Nov 14 2006 10:03PM
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