Ipod Battery - How To Replace It

iPod battery replacements with these easy procedures. Please be forewarned that although replacing the battery is a breeze, it will void your warranty with Apple. I don't want to be deemed liable for the damage done to your iPod because of this article, so do this at your own stake.

Things you should understand before replacing your iPod battery:

1. Apple has an official out-of-warranty battery replacement program for $59 + $6.95 shipping in the United States(see Europe and Canada pricing). The policy demands that you send in your iPod (any model), and Apple will switch the battery and send it to you for $59 plus handling and shipping. Technically, Apple indeed replaces your unit with an equivalent new model or factory-refurbished model in a brand new case, with its own 90-day service warranty; if it was already engraved by Apple, it will be engraved over again.

2. The iPod warranty is one year but you can expand it for two years with AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod. Numerous merchants have cheap extended warranty coverage available and often these plans simply exchange the product with a corresponding new unit.

3. Over the course of time, the battery will not keep the same quantity of charge as when it was newly bought. This is common, and exists to all lithium ion batteries. This gradual degradation will not affect, or be noticed by, most users during the life of their iPod. Nevertheless, based on usage, environmental factors, and various other variables, some heavy users may take notice a great degradation than others. It is crucial to understand that this is the exact same degradation that would take place with any lithium ion battery used in any laptop, cell phone, portable music player, etc.

4. The iPod's cover is not designed to be opened, so, in that respect, it's not what would broadly be referred to as "user-replaceable". Nevertheless, with a particular set of tools you can exchange the iPod battery yourself and avoid all the fuzz by going through Apple.

Procedures:

Step 1 - Buy an iPod battery online or in a retail store nearest you. iPod batteries sells for as low as $11. You have to be certain that the replacement battery you buy is for your iPod.

Step 2 - Turn off your iPod and set the hold button to the on position. Get a flathead screwdriver, as thin as possible but oftentimes the online shop that sends you the battery will give you a tool. In any case, you must pry open the unit by putting the tool or screwdriver amidst the plastic and the metal. Once you feel a clip, pry it ever so gently. Continue around the iPod, opening each latch.

Step 3 - You are going to have to apply that tool or screwdriver again to pull out the battery from the hard drive. Once removed, disconnect it from the board.

Step 4 - Plug in the newly bought battery to the board of the iPod (where you disconnected the old battery) and set it on the glue that stayed on the hard drive. Make sure that the battery and the wires are set right so you can actually close the iPod. Snap the cover back together, you'll hear it when it's finished!

Step 5 - Switch on and charge the device. That's it and your iPod battery is successfully replaced.