iFixit

My Problem

After several years, the battery on my iPod Classic 160 had naturally lost its capacity.

My Fix

Smoothly...exactly as the directions said.

My Advice

Make sure the new batteries cable makes a good connecting when locking it back in place. Since you have to bend the new cable to try and match Apple's case, it sometimes has a little "springiness" to it that can make it hard without three hands :D to keep it in place while you use the Spudger to re-lock it.

I had my entire iPod back together for a day before I realized it had no battery capacity. Opened it back up and, sure enough, I didn't have the cable re-locked (popped up in fact the minute I reopened the case).

Reseated it, now the iPod (including it's battery life) are good as new!

Written on January 10, 2012