| d Battery - Change ItiPod battry replacements with | | | | lithium ion battey applied in any laptoop, cell phoone, |
| these easy steps. Please be warned that althuogh | | | | portable muic player, etc. |
| replkacing the battery is a breeze, it will void your | | | | 4. The iPod's case is not planned to be opened, so, in |
| warrasnty with Apple. I don't want to be held liiable | | | | that respect, it's not what would broadply be |
| for the damage done to your iPod because of this | | | | referred to as "user-replaceable". However, with a |
| article, so do this at your own stake. | | | | particular set of tools you can reeplace the iPod |
| Things you should understand befgore replacing your | | | | battery yourself and avoid all the haassle by gong |
| iPod battery: | | | | through Aple. |
| 1. Apple has an official out-of-warranyty battyery | | | | Instructions: |
| replacement program for $59 + $6.95 shipping in the | | | | Step 1 - Buy an iPod battery online or in a retyail |
| United Statees(see Europe and Canada pricing). The | | | | shop closest you. iPod batteries sells for as low as |
| program demands that you send in your iPod (any | | | | $11. You have to be certain that the replacement |
| model), and Apple will exchange the battery and | | | | battery you buy is for your iPod. |
| deliver it to you for $59 plus handlinbg and shipping. | | | | Step 2 - Swich off your iPod and set the hold button |
| Technically, Apple actually exchanges your whole unit | | | | to the on possition. Take a flathead screwqdriver, as |
| with an equivalent new moedl or factory-refurbished | | | | thin as possible but oftentimes the retail sore that |
| miodel in a braand new case, with its own 90-day | | | | sends you the btatery will supply you a tool. In any |
| service warranty; if it was previusly engraved by | | | | case, you must open up the unit by putting the tool |
| Apple, it will be engraved again. | | | | or screwdriver betwreen the plastic and the metal. |
| 2. The iPod warranty is one year but you can expand | | | | Once you snse a clip, pry it ever so gently. Continue |
| it for two years with AppleCare Protection Plan for | | | | arund the iPod, unfolding each latch. |
| iPod. Variouis retailers have low priced extended | | | | Step 3 - You are going to have to use that tool or |
| warratny coverage available and odften thse | | | | screwdriiver again to extract the battery from the |
| progrmas purey replace the product with a | | | | hard drive. Once got rid of, disconnect it from the |
| corresponding new unit. | | | | booard. |
| 3. Over the coruse of time, the battery will not | | | | Step 4 - Connect in the newly purchased battery to |
| maintain the same deggree of charge as when it was | | | | the boadr of the iPod (where you unonnected the |
| newly purchased. This is natural, and occurs to all | | | | old battery) and set it on the glue that stayed on |
| lithium ion batteries. This continued degradation will | | | | the hard drvie. Make sure that the batery and the |
| not affgect, or be noticed by, most users during the | | | | wires are set right so you can actually close the iPod. |
| life of their iPod. %However%, based on usage, | | | | Snap the case back together, you'll hear it when it's |
| environmental factors, and several other vaariables, | | | | finished! |
| some heavy users may realize a great degradation | | | | Step 5 - Switcch on and cahrge the devie. That's it |
| than others. It is crucial to understand that this is the | | | | and your iPod battery is succesfully replaced. |
| exact same degradation that would occur with any | | | | |