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How to Replace the iPod's battery
Follow these simple steps to replace your iPod battery all by yourself
Changing or replacing the iPod battery is a very simple task. If you are not confident of doing it all by yourself, don't worry!. You can choose one of the below.
You need a lot of patience to replace the battery. Do not hurry at any point of time.
Tools that needs to be used:
Choose the right battery model:
You can visit sites like iPodbattery.com, PDASmart.com and Laptopsforless.com who sell replacement batteries.
Important: Ensure that you choose the correct battery type for your iPod model.
Replacing the battery of your iPod:
You did great! Ensure you charge your iPod at least for 4 hrs before you start using it.
- Apple has got their battery replacement program which will cost a bit and would take a week or two for them to ship it back to you.
- You can visit quality repair shop's in your neighborhood to get your battery replaced.
You need a lot of patience to replace the battery. Do not hurry at any point of time.
Tools that needs to be used:
- The best tool you can have is some kind of a hard plastic wedge.
- You can purchase such kind of tools from PDASmart.com.
- You can also use a hard plastic guitar pick (Plectrum), not those which are made with rubber.
Choose the right battery model:
You can visit sites like iPodbattery.com, PDASmart.com and Laptopsforless.com who sell replacement batteries.
Important: Ensure that you choose the correct battery type for your iPod model.
Replacing the battery of your iPod:
- First you need to remove the back cover of your iPod and there is no one method to open it up.
- If you don't see any screws on the back side, you need to use the wedge to open it up. Apple designed it this way to ensure that no customer opens it on his/her own.
- First, try to work the plastic wedge until you are able to insert it between the metal back and the top cover, be cautious and don't apply a lot of force on it.
- Slide the wedge along the gap and pop in the tabs to release the back cover. Do this slowly holding the case as shown
- Now you should be able to separate the front and back part.
- Warning: Do not pull the back cover off as the metal half of the case is connected to the top of the unit with a thin ribbon cable. To avoid any damages, carefully place the two halves of the case close to each other on a flat surface.
- You need to remove the hard drive which is on the top in a blue piece of rubber. Be careful as it is connected to the board with a cable.
- Carefully disconnect the hard drive by lifting up the socket of the cable from the board.
- Now you have the access to the battery.
- Slowly remove the battery from its compartment using a small wedge:
- Be very careful as the battery is sitting on a circuit board.
- Ensure the wedge doesn't touch the circuit board.
- Before you totally remove the battery, ensure that you disconnect the power cord, which is located beside the circuit board.
- Gently pullout the connector cord.
- Plug the connector on your new battery in to the socket (It fits in only one way. Do not force it in)
- You can follow the whole process in reverse:
- Carefully fix the battery in its compartment.
- Wrap the battery cord carefully around the circuit board as it was when you opened it
- Connect the hard drive back.
- Pop the ipod metal cover back.
You did great! Ensure you charge your iPod at least for 4 hrs before you start using it.
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