Anyone replaced their Ipod battery?
Anyone replaced their Ipod battery?
I was going to buy a 2200 iPod battery for $20 and replace it myself. The website says that their battery has almost double the juice of an OEM Apple battery. Is this for real?
Apple replaces batteries for $60 or so.
I have a first generation iPod.
Apple replaces batteries for $60 or so.
I have a first generation iPod.
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I have a 3G and replaced my battery. I got it from ipod911.com. It worked great for about two or three weeks, but now it's back to it's old tricks. After some prolonged use (1-2 hours), the ipod seems to think it's dead when the hard drive spins up (ie. when changing songs). If you leave it alone for about 10 minutes, you can use it for another hour or so. It's really quite annoying.
Anyway, the battery isn't that hard to replace if you're comfortable opening up electronics. It's like a really, really small computer.
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Anyway, the battery isn't that hard to replace if you're comfortable opening up electronics. It's like a really, really small computer.
Bryan
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Did you buy the OEM Apple "Sony" battery or another company's?
I might go OEM even when other companies claim they get more juice. But then again, I bet I can score a cheap battery at Fry's.
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I lost my 2 Gig Nano and now I'm going to ressurect my first gen iPod. Built like a tank. I wish they still made them this way.
I might go OEM even when other companies claim they get more juice. But then again, I bet I can score a cheap battery at Fry's.
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I lost my 2 Gig Nano and now I'm going to ressurect my first gen iPod. Built like a tank. I wish they still made them this way.
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It was some other brand, not an OEM one. You can check it out at www.ipod911.com. Good luck!
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I've replaced two batteries in my wife's and daughter's ipods. It's easy and I purchased the batteries at:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ipod/batteryreplacement/
They are good guys and have online instructional videos on how to replace the batteries. It also comes with tools.
By the way I replaced both batteries about a year ago, and they are still working fine.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ipod/batteryreplacement/
They are good guys and have online instructional videos on how to replace the batteries. It also comes with tools.
By the way I replaced both batteries about a year ago, and they are still working fine.
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got mine off ebay and swapped it easy cheesy, but I'm fairly handy at stuff like that.
if the battery life ain't hanging, check out the cable between the charger and iPod for a good connection- I had a friend that had that problem- he had to lean his ipod just so to charge it.
Also- update the software- I'v eread wehre the power management software gets outta whack, and even when the battery is full, the software says the battery is empty and shuts the ipod down no matter what...
if the battery life ain't hanging, check out the cable between the charger and iPod for a good connection- I had a friend that had that problem- he had to lean his ipod just so to charge it.
Also- update the software- I'v eread wehre the power management software gets outta whack, and even when the battery is full, the software says the battery is empty and shuts the ipod down no matter what...
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