First of all, if you are still using one of these things and are not using Rockbox, look into it. It turns your iPod from an annoying exercise of futility to an external hard drive that happens to play media like your MP3.
Second, this is the second time I did this. It works. But, I have to give you the official Internet Warranty:
Ramblingmoose.com does not warrant any missteps or broken hardware. You do this procedure at your own risk. If you are unsure of your own capability of this repair, don't do it. It really is a simple repair but it is possible to do wrong.
Step 1: Get the battery from online. (Package is unopened in the left of the picture above) This is the second time I did this with a 650mAh battery and it is now a 18 year old device.
Step 2: Tools needed are a Spudger. Basically it's a guitar pick that will allow you to pull the back off your iPod. These are scattered all over the picture above.
Step 3: Use the Spudger to pry the back off the iPod. The long side where the headphone jack is connected is where I was able to break the seal and get the back off. I used light pressure and twisted the Spudger back and forth until the steel back comes loose.
However... the first time I did this years ago, I used the Spudger on the bottom as there is a plastic support piece that will hold the back to the iPod. Be Flexible as to where you are working on the iPod.
Step 4: Warning: there are fragile wires and ribbon cables connecting the battery and the headphone jack and both are glued to back of the iPod.
Step 5: At the bottom of the ipod, and on the opposite corner of the earplug connector is the battery connector. This is at the lower left of the picture. The wire is routed to the board via a connector that has a lock on it. The lock needs to be released toward the bottom of the unit. It can be clicked down with the Spudger. Once released, you can gently flick the wire out of the connector.
Step 6: The battery itself can be removed at this point. It is held in place with some double sided tape. Lift it out of place.
Step 7: Remove the cover on the double sided tape from bottom of the new battery, if tape exists. Set the battery in place so that the wire is free. Attach the wire into the connector and flip the lock in place to hold the wire in place. The wires have metal colored connectors on one side. Those are to be inserted in to the connector and locked in place with those connectors pointing toward the hard drive.
Step 8: Place the steel back in place and close up your iPod. You are done. Charge the battery before use, it took me 3 hours to get a full charge. Rockbox reports that I have 12 hours of play time on the iPod after a charge.
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