| iPod battery replacements with these easy | | | | etc. |
| instructions. Please be warned that although | | | | |
| replacing the battery is easy, it will | | | | 4. The iPod's cover is not designed to be |
| nullify your warranty with Apple. I don't | | | | opened, so, in that respect, it's not what |
| want to be deemed liable for the harm done to | | | | would in general be referred to as |
| your iPod because of this article, so do this | | | | "user-replaceable". Yet, with the proper set |
| at your own stake. | | | | of tools you can change the iPod battery |
| | | | yourself and avert all the trouble by going |
| Things you should realize before replacing | | | | through Apple. |
| your iPod battery: | | | | |
| | | | Procedures: |
| 1. Apple has an official out-of-warranty | | | | |
| battery replacement program for $59 + $6.95 | | | | Step 1 - Procure an iPod battery online or in |
| shipping in the United States(see Europe and | | | | a retail shop nearest you. iPod batteries can |
| Canada pricing). The policy requires that you | | | | be bought for as low as $11. You have to be |
| send in your iPod (any model), and Apple will | | | | sure that the replacement battery you buy is |
| change the battery and ship it to you for $59 | | | | for your iPod. |
| plus handling and shipping. Technically, | | | | |
| Apple in reality exchanges your whole unit | | | | Step 2 - Turn off your iPod and set the hold |
| with an equivalent original model or | | | | button to the on position. Take a flathead |
| factory-refurbished model in a brand new | | | | screwdriver, as thin as possible but |
| cover, with its own 90-day service warranty; | | | | oftentimes the retail store that sends you |
| if it was previously engraved by Apple, it | | | | the battery will give you a tool. In any |
| will be engraved again. | | | | case, you must open up the unit by putting |
| | | | the tool or screwdriver between the plastic |
| 2. The iPod warranty is one year but you can | | | | and the metal. Once you sense a clip, pry it |
| expand it for two years with AppleCare | | | | ever so gently. Continue around the iPod, |
| Protection Plan for iPod. Various merchants | | | | opening each latch. |
| have inexpensive extended warranty coverage | | | | |
| available and often these programs purely | | | | Step 3 - You are going to have to employ that |
| change the product with a corresponding new | | | | tool or screwdriver again to extract the |
| unit. | | | | battery from the hard drive. Once taken out, |
| | | | unplug it from the board. |
| 3. Over the course of time, the battery will | | | | |
| not hold the same degree of charge as when it | | | | Step 4 - Connect in the newly bought battery |
| was newly bought. This is natural, and occurs | | | | to the board of the iPod (where you |
| to all lithium ion batteries. This gradual | | | | unconnected the old battery) and set it on |
| degradation will not affect, or be noticed | | | | the glue that remained on the hard drive. |
| by, most users during the life of their iPod. | | | | Make sure that the battery and the wires are |
| %Yet%, based on usage, environmental factors, | | | | set properly so you can actually close the |
| and several other variables, some heavy users | | | | iPod. Snap the cover back together, you'll |
| may observe a great degradation than others. | | | | hear it when it's finished! |
| It is important to understand that this is | | | | |
| the exact same degradation that would occur | | | | Step 5 - Switch on and charge the device. |
| with any lithium ion battery employed in any | | | | That's it and your iPod battery is |
| laptop, cell phone, portable music player, | | | | successfully replaced. |