iPod Video 30 GB Headphone Jack & Hold Switch

My Problem

This iPod had a flaky headphone connector for quite a while. After one more fall to the ground it totally cut out. Opening it up it was easy to see that the ribbon band connecting the headphone jack assembly was broken.

My Fix

This was a very easy repair (especially compared to the newer iPods and iPhones). But then this iPod has been open for so many reasons before that I have to use tape to keep it from popping open.

My Advice

My original iPod 5th Gen was damaged early on in its career when I was carrying it in a leaky pocket through heavy rain. I bought a reconditioned unit as replacement but kept the broken one around. Since then the two iPods have merged into one and it's till running great. Especially the battery life is so much better than any of my newer iPods, despite having to power that small hard drive.

My Problem

The sand was incidental, probably from hanging out on the beach a lot. The problem was the head phone jack was on the fritz. Mono sound= no good. Had to get back to Stereo.

My Fix

It was a little sketchy. The case is definitely the hardest part to get open, disconnecting the ribbon cables is easy if you go slow and are gentle with them. The battery is where things got hairy. Mine had a lot of adhesive, and gentle prying wasn't doing the trick, at all. I got a little aggressive with it, using a small flathead screwdriver. Unfortunately I didn't realize that the underside of the battery was soft and I punctured it. A few seconds later I got it free and was wondering, why is my battery so %#*@ hot? A few panicked minutes later, the battery was chilling in a container of salt water, and a new battery was ordered for $15 dollars. I rationalized the mistake away since the battery was five years old anyway, and a few days later I got the battery and the repair was finished without anymore hitches. It was a little nerve wracking as my first electronics repair, but all in all pretty easy.

My Advice

1. Read the msd safety sheet on lithium ion batteries before you try to take it out. apparently those things can explode...

2. Don't pry out the battery with anything that has a sharp pointy end.

3. An eyeglass repair kit has a #00 phillips tip in it, so don't waste money on it if you already have one of those lying around your home.

4. Keep a piece of tape handy to store the super tiny screws in once you get them out.

My Problem

I can't open my iPod U2 cause of dead battery so I try to open without any pre-information so I cut the hold switch button cable :/ but thanks to iFixit I cover both of them.

My Fix

It was pretty smoot. With little information about iPod U2 things got easier and easier. It took about 30 minutes. Bad thing about Headphone Jack is there is no coulor option so its look little bit non-original on iPod U2

My Advice

Don't use any extreme force.

My Problem

My 6-year-old iPod Video had started flaking out on me when the headphone jack started failing. The battery hadn't been holding a charge for more than half an hour, either, and the display had a few dead pixels from being dropped a couple of times. Yeah, it needed some work.

My Fix

The repairs went pretty well! I'm actually glad I cracked it open using the iFixit guides or I wouldn't have noticed the logic board needed replacing too. I got it from another seller because it was out of stock here, but followed the instructions here for every part (battery, display, headphone jack & logic board) and my iPod is back to life!

My Advice

My advice is be patient and follow the guides. If anything goes wrong, the guys on the phone line are real nice, too!

My Problem

-I've recently bought a used ipod really cheap, but it came with some problems; the battery,audio jack and the click wheel button. I thought of fixing it myself, since i want to save some money, instead of buying a new one. The problems were the next; Battery would only last for 2-3 hours, Audio jack would only have sound on one side of the ear and it could only have sound on both by pressing the head phone's plug,"Upward or downward" putting presure to able to hear on both. Click wheel button problem; it was cracked.

My Fix

The repair went smoothly and really easy to install; by following the webpage's instructions. Once i opened the case with the reapair tools that come along, it was indeed easy to take apart the old battery and the audio jack. i put everything back together in place with no problems just by reading and following instructions really careful anybody can do it, "I did it in less than 10 minutes".

My Advice

Read the instructions carefully and always make sure to double check, if you are buying the correct part for your ipod model. It is always better to read,double check and get advices in the ifixit forums in order to have a succesful repair,("Sorry no pictures this time"). thanks a lot ifixit -Ivan