ipod battery
- Started
- Last post
- 19 Responses
- Winstan
Hello all.
my ipod battery keeps going and i think i need another.
is the best thing to take it back to apple or some where else??
- fifty500
go to the apple discussion boards for more intelligent responses, but i'd say if it's still under warranty then send it back. otherwise yer screwed unless you wanna pay a bundle for a new battery.
- vwsung18t0
i think a new battery is around $50. but goto www.ipodlounge.com for more info there. if it's still under warranty, go to apple.
- bchav0
I just replaced the battery in my 3G. The best deal I found was from these guys.
- doggy0
What gen. ipod is it? How old?
- Winstan0
its g3. about a year and half old.
- doggy0
I was having some issues with mine that i got last summer - but the battery seems fine now?
- benfal990
i bought mine october 2003 and when i recharge the battery, sometimes after 5 hours of recharge the battery is still empty
- todelete__20
knock on wood but i still have the first generation ipod and it works like a charm.
- benfal990
potato powered iPod plz
- swollenelbow0
order it from http://www.ipodbattery.com and install it yourself, i did it.
- tkmeister0
i did the same as bchav. 3G ipod, it would last only like 2hrs so i decided to replace it myself.
now it plays about 8-9hrs. it's great.
- gruntt0
tk and bchav - was it pretty simple to replace the battery yourself?
- bchav0
Yeah, pretty painless install.
the replacement kit includes instructions and tools. Takes about 20 min.
- gruntt0
nice.
thanks.
- tkmeister0
it was simple enough. took me a while to open the ipod case. that's the hardest part. once it's open, it's easy breezy beautiful.
good luck.
- lvl_130
yeah, what the rest of the guys said above. i bought mine of ipodbattery.com for $30 (which includes shipping) and installed it myself.
hardest part was opening the case, but now my battery lasts sometimes over 10 hours. seriously worth it. i have heard bad things about it, but i was just willing to take the risk since i had no warranty and having the thing play for at the most 45 minutes was just pointless.
- gruntt0
for those that have replaced their own battery. any side effects to the case or did it go back together (and stayed together) without problem?
- tkmeister0
yes. it's been almost a month since i replaced. it works like a charm.
did you have a problem??
- gruntt0
tk - thanks. no problem... i'm just asking before i purchase is all.