Ipod battery replacement

[Bomber Denton]

My battery has given up the ghost on my Ipod Mini, can it be replaced?
It is out of warranty by the way!

[White_van_man]

i think apple will do them or there are various private companies that will do them, try a google search.

[Bomber Denton]

Thanks for that! Ipod doctor website gives full instructions for fitting and just bought a battery on Ebay!

[Prof Beard]

Could you post the URL for the article please?

[Bomber Denton]

Prof Beard said:

Could you post the URL for the article please?

Certainly, click on your Ipod model and then self-fit and it will give you complete instructions with photos.

Tip - their batteries are £25, all the ones on Ebay are between £5 and £10!

www.ipoddoctor.co.uk/

[Prof Beard]

Thanks!

[Nuggs]

Corin, just looked at the 'replace it yourself' instructions, and all I have to say is...

[Bomber Denton]

I've got an Ipod Mini and it looks fairly straight forward for that model.

[Bomber Denton]

Nuggs said:

Corin, just looked at the 'replace it yourself' instructions, and all I have to say is...

Literally just fitted the battery and it's a doddle, 10 min job!

[Code Monkey]

to be honest i think it looks all the more complicated because of the amount of detail there is in the step by step instructions.

should be simple procedure when you are doing it faced with the unit in front of you, like expensive lego,

[james_j]

Just for your info, cnet.com have also given a clear step-by-step guide to battery replacement. See http://reviews.cnet.com/Replace_your_iPod_s_battery/

[paulie-mafia]

I replaced my battery last month and it was a complete nightmare! Getting the case open proved to be incredibly difficult and actually broke the two plastic tools they sent with the battery. Saves you about £30 over what Apple would charge though.

[sadako]

I have a 3rd gen ipod here in bits with a dead hard drive, opened it fine with some assorted guitar plektrums. Now need a hard drive for it and found one on ebay. Sorted.

[Bomber Denton]

paulie-mafia said:

I replaced my battery last month and it was a complete nightmare! Getting the case open proved to be incredibly difficult and actually broke the two plastic tools they sent with the battery. Saves you about £30 over what Apple would charge though.

The trick is not to use the plastic tools but a jewellers driver set.

[White_van_Man]

do yo get the tools with it? and how long do the new batteries last? are they better than 8 hours now?