I got the tools.
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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.