Bought an iPod off eBay with a bad battery, how can I make this a fun tech project? (discuss.online)

submitted 4 days ago by IHatePepRallies@discuss.online to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So I'm broke and I buy the cheapest stuff. I bought an iPod Touch 6th Gen off eBay with a cracked screen and a bad battery for about $15. However, what I didn't know was that apparently the battery was soldered to the Logic Board, which I should've looked up I guess... what can I do to tinker a bit with this device, make it a fun tech project, and still make it usable? It says working condition other than the bad battery...

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[-] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 days ago

6th gen battery isn't soldered it's a connector. Check iFixit. Replacements are pretty cheap. Even with a cracked screen and dead battery 15$ is a killer deal for a 6th gen!

[-] IHatePepRallies@discuss.online 6 points 4 days ago

Thank you!!! Someone said "It's literally soldered onto the board" so it makes me happy to hear that's not true

[-] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

Not sure what they’re on about, it’s soldered.

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPod_Touch_6th_Generation

With that being said, it’s not a terribly difficult part to desolder/resolder. Use flux, take care not to short the positive side to anything else while you’re working.

[-] hateisreality@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Not only is it not soldered to the board, you can also upgrade the HD to a SD card.

[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Does that happen to be a variant? I replaced the battery in my aunt's iPod Touch 6 a few years ago and did have to desolder the battery ribbon cable as it was directly soldered to the logic board. Took a lot of patience just getting to the battery too (screen is held on by glue unlike the clips/tabs in an iPhone).

Also interested to hear other people's thoughts on reusing these old iOS devices, got one sitting around just collecting dust.

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