Replace your iPod's battery
Submitted by: Greg Koenig
Tip 1: Why bother?
The life, or lack thereof, of the iPod's battery has been the subject of much debate. While many users of the first 5GB iPod model are still using the battery with no problem whatsoever, the fact is that cells eventually run out. You won't wake up one day to find your battery dead; rather, expect a long, slow descent that involves shorter and shorter battery life between recharges. One day, you're going to have to replace the cell.
Replacing the battery yourself is a pretty easy task. However, if you're the kind of person who frets or if you have no mechanical aptitude, your best bet is either to send your iPod to Apple or to a quality third-party shop to get the battery replaced. Apple will take a week or two to put in a new battery and return it to you. But sites such as PDASmart and ipodbattery.com sell replacement batteries for much less, and in some cases -- especially if your iPod is quite old -- can actually double your battery life. So if you're adventurous or too impatient to go two weeks without your magical music box, then read on.
Submitted by: Greg Koenig
Greg is a contributing iPod dissector at iPod Lounge, and cheerfully took apart several iPods for the new O'Reilly book, iPod and iTunes Hacks, which this article was adapted from.
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