The Return Of Mechasmack

My iPod has been getting tired too early lately and I figured I should put that Best Buy warranty to use and get a new battery for it. But being the procrastinator that I am, of course I waited until it was almost time for my trip to make the decision to part with it for 10 days, which probably would have ended up being more. But after a little research, I decided to take the plunge and replace the battery myself.

Now replacing the battery in an iPod is no trivial task. The case is not designed to be opened by mere mortals. And I'm sure that opening the thing almost definitely voids the warranty. But I was determined to get more listening time out of this expensive little box.

The instructions that come with this replacement battery from Newer Technologies comes with the tiniest set of instructions I've ever seen. But luckily there's a video online that shows how to do it. So after struggling to get the thing open for about 10 minutes, I finally got my hands on the guts of the machine and it was pretty straightforward from there. The video helps point out a couple of delicate parts that one could break accidentally. And they give you 2 of the little plastic tools for opening the case just in case you break one in your frustration.

So now my battery is changed and charged and I'm already noticing an increase in play time. Now I'll be able to listen to the Spanish Language Audio Book I got yesterday during the plane ride.