Looks fairly easy but I've never soldered anything before. I have like 3 of these old ipod players around with dead batteries from the past 17 years or so. These things still sound way better than any cell phone I've ever owned. Thanks for sharing!
One important thing missing from the reassembly: The power switch on the case is free floating and could easily get out of position as you take the unit apart. You need to make sure the switch on the main board and the switch on the case are in the same position before you try to snap the case back together, otherwise you're going to break one or the other.
Oh gosh. Thank god I found this video. At 10 years old my nano battery has died. I'm 100% sure it's battery so I am glad I can use this video to help repair it. Iv got so many songs on it I no longer have hard copies of. they are like memories. Wish me luck 😊
You can copy the music files from an iPod to a PC. You click on whichever drive the iPod is a you can copy and paste them wherever via Windows Explorer, or whatever it's called. However, I think the filenames on the music file are gibberish letters and numbers, so you'll have no idea which song is which and have to rename the file LOL!
Was a little harder to open it without damaging it than I thought but I finally got it open with minimal damage, replaced the ballooned battery and now my old iPod works really nicely again!
Very nice. At the end, when I snapped the case in, I started at the top where the switch is to ensure the switch on the case lined up with the plastic switch on the board. Great to have my 4 GB nano mini alive and functioning again. Many thanks for patiently explaining. This was a snap.
When attaching the wires, I think it was the 2nd one, you said: "I'm going to add a little solder here," IF I heard you right. I have a soldering iron, never used it, so am left to guess, does the device "ADD" solder automatically? or did you tap it in to some material 1st? Or, was it only a phrase you were using meaning "Add a little soldering action here?" Thank you!! Also, is it the same sort of thing with the later version of the nano?
It appears that you will need to add solder to the soldering iron as needed to ensure a secure connection. There are some great tutorial videos available that demonstrate how to add solder effectively, so you can verify that everything is done correctly! Also, the replacements for future iPod Nanos are similar, but not exactly the procedure.
Thanks a lot man !!! my iPod battery drains out very fast so I went to many I stores and I care's but none of them could help me.... how long will the new battery stay ? Is it possible to increase the battery life ?
I have no idea what you were doing to make that clicking sound prior to inserting the green tool. I didn’t need a tool to remove the back. The swollen battery did it for me 😂
I've been looking through videos and trying to figure out what to do and what not to. I've already ordered the replacement battery as well as the tools needed. I'm planning to replace the battery on the 1st generation ipod nano model A1137 which my now fiancee got for me a few years back. The battery on it lasts about half an hour before completely dying. Any advice you could give that isn't already in the video? Thank you for your time.
We do our best to provide products anywhere and everywhere, however if your looking for places near you, here is a link where you can find our resellers (www.owcdigital.com/reseller/resellers) Hope this helps.
Unfortunately, no. The way the battery and motherboard are designed is that both have wires soldered on. The wires are part of the battery and then in order to power the iPod, they are soldered onto the motherboard, so a soldering tool is still necessary.
I forgot to put the tape back and the iPod is all closed up now. It seems to work fine. What might happen if the solder came in contact with the metal case? Am I in the clear since it works fine or should I go back in and add the tape?
What could happen if the solder came in contact with the case? Could it catch on fire or explode? Or would it just not turn on or drain the battery faster?
I have an iPod nano 1st generation that when I plug in to charge it will but when is fully charged and I plug it out is dead and when I plug it in my PC it say "Please Wait." "very Low Battery." And also I'm new at taking apart electronics so I don't want to mess up
I cleaned out my dads work truck today & found my nano in between the seats after maybe 2 years, for the longest time I always thought someone who was in my car stole it lol I even have a 5th Gen Touch now but I got excited when I found it covered in grease and dirt, I thought it had been gone forever, after connecting it I couldn't access my old music unless the nano was restored on my iTunes, so I did & it still works great, but I noticed the battery dies real fast now, I opened it up and it was really dirty around the bezel & I cleaned it with Qtips. After cleaning I had to put it back together cuz i don't have a solder gun 😩
Why am I watching this I have a first generation mini and I just got through replacing the battery without a tutorial I got to keep all of the songs on it somehow
Gracias por ponerse en contacto con OWC. Háganos saber si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el reemplazo de la batería. Consulte este enlace ( eshop.macsales.com/item/Tarkan/DUALUSD/ ) para actualizar la memoria del iPod.
Looks fairly easy but I've never soldered anything before. I have like 3 of these old ipod players around with dead batteries from the past 17 years or so. These things still sound way better than any cell phone I've ever owned. Thanks for sharing!
You're very welcome! We try to make things as easy as possible for customer to do all their upgrade yourselves.
One important thing missing from the reassembly: The power switch on the case is free floating and could easily get out of position as you take the unit apart. You need to make sure the switch on the main board and the switch on the case are in the same position before you try to snap the case back together, otherwise you're going to break one or the other.
There is no power switch only a hold switch
that’s the hold switch
Oh gosh. Thank god I found this video. At 10 years old my nano battery has died. I'm 100% sure it's battery so I am glad I can use this video to help repair it. Iv got so many songs on it I no longer have hard copies of. they are like memories. Wish me luck 😊
You can copy the music files from an iPod to a PC. You click on whichever drive the iPod is a you can copy and paste them wherever via Windows Explorer, or whatever it's called. However, I think the filenames on the music file are gibberish letters and numbers, so you'll have no idea which song is which and have to rename the file LOL!
Was a little harder to open it without damaging it than I thought but I finally got it open with minimal damage, replaced the ballooned battery and now my old iPod works really nicely again!
Well, we're glad to hear that your iPod is working great again!
Thanks a lot for this tutorial, I've just brought my iPod back from the dead following it :)
Is this 100% legit?
Very nice. At the end, when I snapped the case in, I started at the top where the switch is to ensure the switch on the case lined up with the plastic switch on the board. Great to have my 4 GB nano mini alive and functioning again. Many thanks for patiently explaining. This was a snap.
😉😊
I have 2 of these that need a battery replacement. Do you offer a replacement service?
When attaching the wires, I think it was the 2nd one, you said: "I'm going to add a little solder here," IF I heard you right. I have a soldering iron, never used it, so am left to guess, does the device "ADD" solder automatically? or did you tap it in to some material 1st? Or, was it only a phrase you were using meaning "Add a little soldering action here?" Thank you!! Also, is it the same sort of thing with the later version of the nano?
It appears that you will need to add solder to the soldering iron as needed to ensure a secure connection. There are some great tutorial videos available that demonstrate how to add solder effectively, so you can verify that everything is done correctly!
Also, the replacements for future iPod Nanos are similar, but not exactly the procedure.
@@poweredbyowc Thank you!
do you have to upgrade the memory?
I have a 2 gb
Thanks a lot man !!!
my iPod battery drains out very fast so I went to many I stores and I care's but none of them could help me....
how long will the new battery stay ?
Is it possible to increase the battery life ?
I have no idea what you were doing to make that clicking sound prior to inserting the green tool. I didn’t need a tool to remove the back. The swollen battery did it for me 😂
I've been looking through videos and trying to figure out what to do and what not to. I've already ordered the replacement battery as well as the tools needed. I'm planning to replace the battery on the 1st generation ipod nano model A1137 which my now fiancee got for me a few years back. The battery on it lasts about half an hour before completely dying. Any advice you could give that isn't already in the video? Thank you for your time.
Where can I get this kit. I live in England.
We do our best to provide products anywhere and everywhere, however if your looking for places near you, here is a link where you can find our resellers (www.owcdigital.com/reseller/resellers) Hope this helps.
Everybody savage until you gotta start do stuff with wires.
Can you still get this battery? And is this hard to do? I have my old iPod that I want to replace the battery.
Regrettably, we no longer carry this battery.
Can't you just cut the battery wire and attach the new battery wires to it, so essentially you don't need to use a soldering thing, is that possible?
Unfortunately, no. The way the battery and motherboard are designed is that both have wires soldered on. The wires are part of the battery and then in order to power the iPod, they are soldered onto the motherboard, so a soldering tool is still necessary.
Are these batteries still being produced? I checked the link but it says out of stock
We apologize as we are no longer carrying these batteries.
I'm just getting into these types of repairs. What temperature do you set the iron at?
I think there is some kind of formula, depending on melting temp. of the solder and something else.
I set my temp at 400 deg C, about 750 deg F.
Hi! Where can I purchase this kit?
Hey Nicole, we currently are out of stock unfortunately.
If I take off the nand Memory module which is screwed in the logicboard and put into another iPod nano, can recover the data?
We would not recommend it. We have not attempted to do that and we cannot guarantee that it will work.
Where can i find ipod 4G diagnostic model A1137 2005 battery
Ibokhair Hicham, We are sorry to report that we do not carry the replacement iPod 4G model A1137, we do apologize.
I am from algeria, i need this battery can help me ?
I forgot to put the tape back and the iPod is all closed up now. It seems to work fine. What might happen if the solder came in contact with the metal case? Am I in the clear since it works fine or should I go back in and add the tape?
What could happen if the solder came in contact with the case? Could it catch on fire or explode? Or would it just not turn on or drain the battery faster?
Fix it right. You should short the battery causing it to overheat, you could short another connection with the battery and damage the ipod
Why won’t you cut the wire from old battery and connect it to new one .
Thanks for the feedback! At this time the techniques in this video are what our engineers have determined to be the best method to use.
I have an iPod nano 1st generation that when I plug in to charge it will but when is fully charged and I plug it out is dead and when I plug it in my PC it say "Please Wait."
"very Low Battery."
And also I'm new at taking apart electronics so I don't want to mess up
I cleaned out my dads work truck today & found my nano in between the seats after maybe 2 years, for the longest time I always thought someone who was in my car stole it lol I even have a 5th Gen Touch now but I got excited when I found it covered in grease and dirt, I thought it had been gone forever, after connecting it I couldn't access my old music unless the nano was restored on my iTunes, so I did & it still works great, but I noticed the battery dies real fast now, I opened it up and it was really dirty around the bezel & I cleaned it with Qtips. After cleaning I had to put it back together cuz i don't have a solder gun 😩
my battery is new, but no charge
thank you 🙏
Why am I watching this I have a first generation mini and I just got through replacing the battery without a tutorial
I got to keep all of the songs on it somehow
Need the mode #off the kid
ummm great tutorial but theres no longer a batterry on the store
Posso aumentare la memoria ciao e grazie
Gracias por ponerse en contacto con OWC. Háganos saber si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el reemplazo de la batería. Consulte este enlace ( eshop.macsales.com/item/Tarkan/DUALUSD/ ) para actualizar la memoria del iPod.
I don't need to replace the battery in mine it lasts a very long time but I did like the video anyway
Zooms in at 480p, >
Ah yes, the iPod Nah-no
What is "soddoring"? Is it like #sodomy?
i used my nails
I used a kitchen knife. lol
Ouch