iPod battery replacements with these easy instructions. Please be warned that although replacing the battery is a breeze, it will void your warranty with Apple. I don’t want to be kept liable for the damage done to your iPod because of this article, so do this at your own venture.
Things you should know before replacing your iPod battery:
1. Apple has an official out-of-warranty battery replacement program for $59 + $6.95 shipping in the United States(see Europe and Canada pricing). The policy requires that you send in your iPod (any model), and Apple will exchange the battery and deliver it to you for $59 plus handling and shipping. Technically, Apple in reality exchanges your whole unit with an equivalent new model or factory-refurbished model in a brand new case, with its own 90-day service warranty; if it was already engraved by Apple, it will be engraved again.
2. The iPod warranty is one year but you can expand it for two years with AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod. Many retailers have inexpensive extended warranty coverage available and often these plans merely change the product with a corresponding new unit.
3. Over the course of time, the battery will not hold the same quantity of charge as when it was newly purchased. This is common, and exists to all lithium ion batteries. This gradual degradation will not affect, or be found by, most users during the life of their iPod. %Although%, based on usage, environmental factors, and many other variables, some heavy users may take notice a great degradation than others. It is crucial to understand that this is the exact same degradation that would take place with any lithium ion battery applied in any laptop, cell phone, portable music player, etc.
4. The iPod’s cover is not planned to be opened, so, in that respect, it’s not what would in general be referred to as “user-replaceable”. Although, with the right set of tools you can change the iPod battery yourself and avoid all the trouble by going through Apple.
Instructions:
Step 1 – Procure an iPod battery online or in a retail store closest you. iPod batteries can be bought for as low as $11. You have to be sure that the replacement battery you buy is for your iPod.
Step 2 – Switch off your iPod and set the hold button to the on position. Take a flathead screwdriver, as thin as possible but oftentimes the online shop that ships you the battery will give you a tool. In any case, you must open the unit by putting the tool or screwdriver between the plastic and the metal. Once you sense a clip, pry it ever so gently. Continue around the iPod, unfolding each latch.
Step 3 – You are going to have to employ that tool or screwdriver again to extract the battery from the hard drive. Once taken out, unplug it from the board.
Step 4 – Connect in the newly purchased battery to the board of the iPod (where you disconnected the old battery) and set it on the glue that stayed on the hard drive. Make sure that the battery and the wires are set right so you can actually close the iPod. Snap the cover back together, you’ll hear it when it’s finished!
Step 5 – Turn on and charge the device. That’s it and your iPod battery is successfully replaced.