I got the tools.
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@jwildeboer Are the replacement batteries the same capacity as the old ones or was it possible to profit from the advancements in the mean time and get larger capacity with the same dimensions?
@HeptaSean I only know that the replacement battery is 550 mAh, the old one doesn’t say how much it has.
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@jwildeboer Do you use Rockbox on those, or do you have a way to work with the old library format? I've contemplated getting an iPod or something that can run Rockbox well. Good luck with the repairs.
@simon No. It is and stays original. I can sync it with my m4 MacBook as Apple still fully supports iPods.
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@ofosos I know it’s hard to believe that I know what I’m doing, but I am 56 years old, have 40+ years of experience and I know what I’m doing
@jwildeboer Famous last words.
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@jwildeboer Famous last words.
@ofosos Thank you being a troll focused on demotivating other people you don’t know and welcome to my blocklist. Have a nice day!
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@luisfcorreia Yes, with libipod. I don’t need it though, as I have a Mac.
@jwildeboer is that still maintained?
I tried last year from my Fedora Workstation and it wasn't recognized(came to the conclusion that I have a very similar iPod here with a replacement battery to be replaced... 'soon')
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@jwildeboer is that still maintained?
I tried last year from my Fedora Workstation and it wasn't recognized(came to the conclusion that I have a very similar iPod here with a replacement battery to be replaced... 'soon')
@luisfcorreia I don’t know as I don’t use it anymore.
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@simon No. It is and stays original. I can sync it with my m4 MacBook as Apple still fully supports iPods.
@jwildeboer I thought I heard somewhere that many iPod models stopped being supported. That might just be the Apple bias of feeling like they drop every product when it suits them. Happy to be wrong about that.
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@jwildeboer I thought I heard somewhere that many iPod models stopped being supported. That might just be the Apple bias of feeling like they drop every product when it suits them. Happy to be wrong about that.
@simon You are out of luck with the FireWire iPods. But the 30 pin versions are still working just fine. Plug them in, Finder tells you an iPod has been detected and you can fill it up with music, videos, podcasts just fine.
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I got the tools. I got the new batteries. Now wish me luck for replacing the batteries of my 20+ year old iPods. A classic gen 6 and a 3rd gen Nano.
@jwildeboer my
iPod Classic 5th generation music player was still working fine in 2017 - I'd flashed the retro cassette theme on Rockbox firmware on my mine — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyYHYCNk9IM. These were really quality devices. Hope it lasts as long as my HP41CV has! -
I got the tools. I got the new batteries. Now wish me luck for replacing the batteries of my 20+ year old iPods. A classic gen 6 and a 3rd gen Nano.
@Jan Wildeboer
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@fahrni No, it stays an 8GB iPod nano. I’m only swapping in a new battery.
@jwildeboer The Nano, like you have, is the best form factor iPod, in my opinion.
I did a little reading and they’re kind of difficult to upgrade. The standard iPod gen 4 and up are — apparently — easy to upgrade.
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@jwildeboer The Nano, like you have, is the best form factor iPod, in my opinion.
I did a little reading and they’re kind of difficult to upgrade. The standard iPod gen 4 and up are — apparently — easy to upgrade.
@fahrni I am more than happy with the 8GB, that's a lot of music already
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@fahrni I am more than happy with the 8GB, that's a lot of music already
I also have a classic 6th gen with the 80GB hard drive, so I never felt the need to upgrade.@jwildeboer Makes sense.
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@jwildeboer The Nano, like you have, is the best form factor iPod, in my opinion.
I did a little reading and they’re kind of difficult to upgrade. The standard iPod gen 4 and up are — apparently — easy to upgrade.
@fahrni @jwildeboer not sure the nano storage can be upgraded without BGA soldering. the classic/mini was easy because they used hard drives.
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The iPod nano 3G is open. And as expected, it has a bloated battery. But that can be fixed. It is still working, so a new battery should bring it back.
@jwildeboer Wow. Please tell us your experience how easy or hard it was. I have also a nano and a classic. Both need a battery replacement.
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@jwildeboer Wow. Please tell us your experience how easy or hard it was. I have also a nano and a classic. Both need a battery replacement.
Where have you bought the needed stuff? And is there a good how to? Do you need soldering?@thorsten The best how to is the iPod Repair clinic, a guy with 20 years of experience, sharing his wisdom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V-ZqzuxN8Q
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@thorsten The best how to is the iPod Repair clinic, a guy with 20 years of experience, sharing his wisdom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V-ZqzuxN8Q
@thorsten Yes, you need to understand how these clips work that hold everything together. Because you need force to get them to open. The nano need soldering, the 6/7th gen doesn't.
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The iPod nano 3G is open. And as expected, it has a bloated battery. But that can be fixed. It is still working, so a new battery should bring it back.
New battery installed. Tested. Case closed
iPod nano 3G is back for many more years of service, hopefully That was definitely a tough repair. These iPod nanos are quite demanding to pry open. But does is done. Onward to saving more devices from ending up at the landfill.
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New battery installed. Tested. Case closed
iPod nano 3G is back for many more years of service, hopefully That was definitely a tough repair. These iPod nanos are quite demanding to pry open. But does is done. Onward to saving more devices from ending up at the landfill.@jwildeboer ... whispering life into old devices.
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New battery installed. Tested. Case closed
iPod nano 3G is back for many more years of service, hopefully That was definitely a tough repair. These iPod nanos are quite demanding to pry open. But does is done. Onward to saving more devices from ending up at the landfill.This old circular button is so nice. You don't have to look at the device to use it to skip a tune or to go back.
