My Problem

The battery in the iPod touch was discharging within minutes of operation.

My Fix

After opening the case I notice that the three battery wires where not only soldered to the board but was also held in place with what looked like hot glue. I decided not to disassemble the unit and cut the wires to the old battery. After stripping a small amount of insulation from the wires, I shortened the wires of the new battery and spliced them with the wires still attach to the iPod. I insulated the splices with hot shrink tubing. I snapped the back in place and charge the new battery. Everything is working as it should. By not disassembling to unsolder the wires I reduced the risk of damaging the unit and reduced repair time.

My Advice

Upon opening the case the WiFi antenna fell out. Be careful not to lose or damage this part.

The battery is glued to the back of the display. Be careful not to damage the fine ribbon cables running underneath the battery when plying up the battery. I plied up one side and then then pulled the old battery off by hand.

My Problem

Low Batterypower

My Fix

Raipair works fine, only one screw at the Dock-connector I can´t unscrew.

My Advice

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My Problem

Dad never charges his iPod and then finds that a year later it wont turn on except when plugged in. Doesn't charge so it is basically a really expensive paper weight.

My Fix

Used a razor blade and released all the clips in under a minute with no damage to the front or back case (its the fifth iPod that I've opened up/repaired).

My Advice

In the guide they suggest removing the main board to desolder the old battery and solder in the new one, but it is unnecessary to do so (in fact it greatly increases the risk of destroying the iPod). You have access to the solder pads from the board while the it is still in the front case. Just be careful with your iron (I needed to pump mine up to around 800F because the case was acting like a heatsink) and don't heat stress the pads too much. Use a fine tip, flux, and minimal solder. A temp controlled iron makes life so much easier.