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I replaced the battery in my iPod touch. Before reassembling it, I made sure it turned on and everything was fine. When I reassemble it, there is no power and it says the battery is dead.
Every time I tear it down it powers on, as soon as I put the security plate on, it shuts off and says dead battery
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It turns out it was the home buttons ribbon cable. I'm not entirely sure what exactly was happening, but when I closed the aluminum plate while the ribbon cable was pulled through it, the whole iPod would cease functioning. I cut a little strip off the plate for the ribbon cable to sit freely, and it works perfectly normal once again :)
Thanks for all the replies and help!
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Hi
It sounds like you might have a issue with the solder joints on the battery
Here’s what to check
Make sure that the battery’s cable is as flat to the board as possible,make sure all 3 pads are solid and aren’t coming off easily…I would pay close attention to the middle one as that one has a lot todo with charging the device
And last I would check that you have insulation over the contacts for the cable to make sure nothing is shorting out:-)
After that it could be a bad battery
Hopefully this helps
Any questions please ask
Thanks:-)
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Greetings, I had this problem.
Basically It has to do with the middle pad on the battery, It plays the role as the current charge signal. (So it can tell what % the battery is at)
@hellomacos Can help you I bet!
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I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by middle pad. Do you mean the centre solder of the three connections? I don't see a pad anywhere 😅
@levikwiatkowski - No it's my fault!
I should have been more clear!
I'm terribly sorry, but I still don't follow.
Is there something I can do, or do I need to replace something ?
Thanks for tagging me in!
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