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Join Date: May 2005
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I think my battery somehow came unplugged in my ipod. What can I use to pry the Ipod open. I don't want to scratch it.
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Huh? What makes you think that?
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Join Date: May 2005
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It was working fine the other day. Now it will only power up when it's plugged in.
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Have you tried resetting it before opening it up? That'd be what I'd do first.
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Join Date: May 2005
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Yeah, its been reset and restored. No luck...
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Flathead screwdriver.
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Preferably something made of plastic. A Screwdriver will damage the plastic on the iPod.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Whatever type of flat utensil you decide to use, there are several instructional videos online to help you along the way.
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Join Date: May 2005
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I got it opened with a screwdriver, and it looks like the white battery cable is somehow cut in half. I just ordered a new battery so hopefully everything will work in a few days.
Thanks for the help! Joe |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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how in the heck does something like that happen?
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Join Date: May 2004
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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no, i meant, how does the battery cord get torn if the ipod has never been opened...
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Leiden, the Netherlands
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By the screwdriver used to open the casing?
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Cynical Old Bastard
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Warranty repair.
Absolutely the best tool is a certified technician. |
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Join Date: May 2005
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The screwdriver didn't cut the cable. I don't know, for sure, how the cable was cut. Anyway, I replaced the battery and all is fine.
thanks for the help Joe |
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Join Date: May 2004
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25 chars of wasted space.
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I'll steal this for questioning.
My brother was getting my headphones for my mom which were on my bed. So he grabbed them and my iPod nano came with it and landed on the corner of some wights I have in my room. There is a large dent in the back of my iPod now, and only 1/4th of the screen displays properly. I opened her up, is there anyway to tell if it's the display or the circuit board? I couldn't visually see a difference or any problems. |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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If you guys think it's the screen, I'll just buy a different one and install it, but I don't want to buy a screen and that not be the problem. Is that what you guys think it is? I mean replacing it isn't a BIG problem, it's only a 2gb, so a new one is $150, so that's not bad. |
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Obviously that would be nice, if I'm going to spend $100, I might as well spend the extra $50 for the longer battery life and brighter screen. However if all I need is a new screen, I could just buy one for like $20. The difference is big.
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I did this for my wife's iPod the other day...
I bought a battery and a pack of 'spludgers', specifically for replacing iPod batterys. About 30 minutes later I had lots of broken spludgers and my wife gave me one of her wierd cuticle tools from her manicure set. Personally I recommend my wife's cuticle tool for opening iPods. It went much smoother with that... 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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Let me say, by far, the nano is the easier than the mini to open. Some of the cables are small en hard to get on and off, but it's all do able with a small screw driver to control those sliders that hold the cables in.
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