I own the first-generation iPod mini and lately the battery has been slowly dying. Sad.
CompUSA began running a clearance on the outdated iPod accessories so I went to check it out. Ended up by a lot of junk, but oh well. I picked up 2 replacement iPod mini batteries for $4. Great price.
Let’s see, they instruction say pop the endcaps, remove the metal guards, disconnect the ribbon cable and push. Yep. What a pain in the ass that was, yet in retrospect not too difficult at all. After getting the hang of popping the plastic caps off, the other fell quickly. Now to unscrew the top piece, first screw, easy. Second screw, err, argh, #!@*, loosen damn you! Stupid locking screws. Grab the soldering iron and heat that guy up, and unscrew! Success! Chucking the including useless tool aside, I grab a more appropriate tool to unsink the bottom guard. Alright. A little love and the guts spill out. A quick replace and the rebuild begins. As with most rebuild projects, I ended up with an extra screw, that damned trouble maker, oh well. It’s charging now and I’m glad.
