I tried to disassemble and replace the battery of the nano 5g and snapped the hold switch cable as well :/ Just that i didn't pay attention that the switch part got caught on the lower edge of the case opening for the screen. When i did and released the cable, it already was too stressed and snapped :p Thanks to you i at least didn't have to figure out which testpoints near the lego connector were for the switch. Instead of cutting through the metal parts that holds the lego connector down, i cut the already snapped cable near the connector, as close as possible, for minimum damage and got access to the tespoints that way, which totally was no fun. Sadly i had no enameled wire, so i had to order some. i cant report on the results yet, cause i'm waiting for the cable. Will do though, as soon as i soldered it to the hold-switch :D I'll solder in the new battery as soon as it's daylight again. Never work on fiddly things at night, when you're getting tired and your brain isn't fully working anymore :D *lol*
Thanks for teaching us this bypass for the hold switch, I was trying an overcomplicated way to get wired the ribbon cable, but connecting directly on the plates was much easier and elegant. Again, thank you. Almost forgot, you can get wire easily from cheap headphones, those that give you on planes, it is varnished, very thin and come in colors, just scrub some of the varnish to get better contact before soldering.
I just use a small usb power bank now, they work just fine powered through the 30 pin connector on usb even with a dead battery. Most of the replacement batteries available are cheap rubbish and wont last a year anyway (probably not even 6 months lol) before swelling and cracking your screen or taking a huge capacity hit. These units are too good to just throw away though, as they still make great players for retro machines such as the Zx Spectrum to load tape images etc...
@@italonelli1233 I actually got 12 hours playback because after posting this comment I charged it and used it. Half volume 12 hrs, and I listen to it usually at 1/3rd volume so there is that
Well done sir, also the remedy! This is a herculean task for an amateur, and also not an easy job for a pro! Apple does these kind of tricky things to complicate and monopolize their product designs, spare parts and the service. In fact, every business house wants to keep up their YoY revenue up the graph, and this proprietary arrangement is one of their cash machines. Of course, its a pain to throw them away for the folks who carry these gadgets in perfect state for long! What can we do? We just need to appreciate Apple's impeccable, smooth & sleek designs, and pat them for being the torchbearers of newer technologies and endurance. I just cant replace my dead Nano's battery due to its complexity!
Well I bought the battery before I knew how much work it was going to be to do it, but I did eventually end up doing it, and it worked perfectly, and I didn't break anything. But you do have to be careful for sure.
@@dieg0 If you are Ok w/ the possibility of breaking it and have the proper tools, then I guess. If not, send it off. You must have a heat gun, xacto knife blade, jewelers screwdrivers, soldering iron with a fine tip, etc, a magnifying headset would be very helpful, be very careful to not lose any screws or overheat the display, etc.
I googled “old iTunes download”and found Apple has a page of many old versions of iTunes. You can then select the one you want and download- as the latest iTunes doesn’t allow video (video has separate app) and doesn’t recognise iPods.
Para quién vea este video tratando de hacerlo NO LO HAGAS! El autor del video rompió el flex al sacarlo y eso que tiene mucha experiencia. Después soldó esa pieza pero ese nivel de soldadura más esos alambre ultra delgados es DIFICILISIMO! Piensen que quién hizo esto tiene mucho vagaje reparando estos ipod y aún así rompió un flex al retirar el ipod de la carcaza. Yo cometí el error de querer hacer lo mismo y también rompí el flex (el mismo del video). Analizando todo con más calma y comiendome la bronca que me agarro me di cuenta que este ipod tiene pegamento en partes claves y criticas. Esto lo hicieron a propósito para quién lo habrá rompa algo. El flex que rompí (el mismo del video) venía con pegamento excesivo y por más cuidado que tuve era inevitable romperlo. Tanto el ipod nano 5g como el 4g están condenados a desaparecer porque cambiarle la batería es ultra difícil y a esto sumale que la pegan a la carcaza y con los años si no la cambias y la desgastas al máximo la batería suele hincharse un poco haciendo esto aún más complicado. Si ves un ipod nano de estos en venta y dudas si cambiarle la batería te digo de una que no encontraras ningún servicio técnico de esto. Si ya tienes uno de estos ipod dejalos guardados como recuerdo y no le hagas nada. Es muy pero muy difícil cambiarle la batería.
Pretty sure it's similar enough this might work depends though if the battery is too swollen these can be dangerous to pull the internals from without possible thermal run away and venting so if you are gonna try keep a metal trash can nearby to have something safe for it to burn in.. also good ventilation will keep you safe
how do i discharge the battery? mine has expanded and i'll have to pop it to remove it but obviously don't want to do that if there's a risk of it setting on fire
I tried to disassemble and replace the battery of the nano 5g and snapped the hold switch cable as well :/ Just that i didn't pay attention that the switch part got caught on the lower edge of the case opening for the screen. When i did and released the cable, it already was too stressed and snapped :p Thanks to you i at least didn't have to figure out which testpoints near the lego connector were for the switch. Instead of cutting through the metal parts that holds the lego connector down, i cut the already snapped cable near the connector, as close as possible, for minimum damage and got access to the tespoints that way, which totally was no fun. Sadly i had no enameled wire, so i had to order some. i cant report on the results yet, cause i'm waiting for the cable. Will do though, as soon as i soldered it to the hold-switch :D I'll solder in the new battery as soon as it's daylight again. Never work on fiddly things at night, when you're getting tired and your brain isn't fully working anymore :D *lol*
Thanks for teaching us this bypass for the hold switch, I was trying an overcomplicated way to get wired the ribbon cable, but connecting directly on the plates was much easier and elegant. Again, thank you.
Almost forgot, you can get wire easily from cheap headphones, those that give you on planes, it is varnished, very thin and come in colors, just scrub some of the varnish to get better contact before soldering.
That was amazing. No one is going to do that for me at a price that makes it worth while to me.
I just use a small usb power bank now, they work just fine powered through the 30 pin connector on usb even with a dead battery. Most of the replacement batteries available are cheap rubbish and wont last a year anyway (probably not even 6 months lol) before swelling and cracking your screen or taking a huge capacity hit. These units are too good to just throw away though, as they still make great players for retro machines such as the Zx Spectrum to load tape images etc...
mine has an original battery and never swole, still gets 5-6 hrs playback. so should i replace the battery or not?
@@escapetherace1943 If it still works then leave it alone and keep using it. These are horrible things to replace the battery on.
@@escapetherace1943i dont believe u still get 5 hours of play back but i do believe that it did not swell up only aftermarket batteries swel up
@@italonelli1233 I actually got 12 hours playback because after posting this comment I charged it and used it. Half volume 12 hrs, and I listen to it usually at 1/3rd volume so there is that
This guy deserves more subscribers than what he haves.
Well done sir, also the remedy! This is a herculean task for an amateur, and also not an easy job for a pro! Apple does these kind of tricky things to complicate and monopolize their product designs, spare parts and the service. In fact, every business house wants to keep up their YoY revenue up the graph, and this proprietary arrangement is one of their cash machines. Of course, its a pain to throw them away for the folks who carry these gadgets in perfect state for long! What can we do? We just need to appreciate Apple's impeccable, smooth & sleek designs, and pat them for being the torchbearers of newer technologies and endurance. I just cant replace my dead Nano's battery due to its complexity!
Wow this is a lot of work.
Well I bought the battery before I knew how much work it was going to be to do it, but I did eventually end up doing it, and it worked perfectly, and I didn't break anything. But you do have to be careful for sure.
@@TexasNEV worth the trouble or no?
@@dieg0 If you are Ok w/ the possibility of breaking it and have the proper tools, then I guess. If not, send it off. You must have a heat gun, xacto knife blade, jewelers screwdrivers, soldering iron with a fine tip, etc, a magnifying headset would be very helpful, be very careful to not lose any screws or overheat the display, etc.
@@TexasNEV How's the battery holding up? I heard the replacements for these aren't too good
@MR-wn6ln seems to be okay so far. 🙂
Thanks for sharing! Not sure I can be bothered to do my own.
I really apreciate those jobs... But the main problema for me is: iTunes doesn't recognize it anymore, there is another way to sync musics?
There are third-party applications out there. It's been ages, but I know they exist and they worked last time I checked
I googled “old iTunes download”and found Apple has a page of many old versions of iTunes. You can then select the one you want and download- as the latest iTunes doesn’t allow video (video has separate app) and doesn’t recognise iPods.
@@Lukaes-Muzic interesting! I will take a look. So I just need to know the version, right?
Para quién vea este video tratando de hacerlo NO LO HAGAS! El autor del video rompió el flex al sacarlo y eso que tiene mucha experiencia. Después soldó esa pieza pero ese nivel de soldadura más esos alambre ultra delgados es DIFICILISIMO! Piensen que quién hizo esto tiene mucho vagaje reparando estos ipod y aún así rompió un flex al retirar el ipod de la carcaza. Yo cometí el error de querer hacer lo mismo y también rompí el flex (el mismo del video). Analizando todo con más calma y comiendome la bronca que me agarro me di cuenta que este ipod tiene pegamento en partes claves y criticas. Esto lo hicieron a propósito para quién lo habrá rompa algo. El flex que rompí (el mismo del video) venía con pegamento excesivo y por más cuidado que tuve era inevitable romperlo. Tanto el ipod nano 5g como el 4g están condenados a desaparecer porque cambiarle la batería es ultra difícil y a esto sumale que la pegan a la carcaza y con los años si no la cambias y la desgastas al máximo la batería suele hincharse un poco haciendo esto aún más complicado. Si ves un ipod nano de estos en venta y dudas si cambiarle la batería te digo de una que no encontraras ningún servicio técnico de esto. Si ya tienes uno de estos ipod dejalos guardados como recuerdo y no le hagas nada. Es muy pero muy difícil cambiarle la batería.
Would a hairdryer work the same as a heat gun?
does this also work on the 4th gen or is the 4th gen completely diffrent?
Pretty sure it's similar enough this might work depends though if the battery is too swollen these can be dangerous to pull the internals from without possible thermal run away and venting so if you are gonna try keep a metal trash can nearby to have something safe for it to burn in.. also good ventilation will keep you safe
question. is it not possible to push everything out from the top instead of the bottom, given you managed to cut through battery adhesive prior?
any tips for how to solder the new battery?
How can you hold it after making it hot, if I try it I can barely touch the iPod without burning my fingers?
how do i discharge the battery? mine has expanded and i'll have to pop it to remove it but obviously don't want to do that if there's a risk of it setting on fire
You can put the iPod in the freezer, the gas will contract
Great Video :)
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Pfft... too much hassle. Just toss it.
I take it 100+ screws to take apart some older laptops is something you wouldn't do, then? 😂
@@escapetherace1943 Well for starters, there's more parts in a laptop I could repurpose than an iPod.