The Standby/Power button on my iPod nano 6G got stuck, making it impossible to turn on the iPod (except via USB). With the warranty having expired a few months ago, I gave it a try to fix it.
It was of course the small metal shim under the power button that just slipped a bit to the side. Reseating the shim did the trick. With the right tools it took about 30 minutes.
Note: There was a black tape over the button assembly, all along the inside of the top of the case. This tape is not shown in the tear-down pics and had to be peeled off to reach the power button.
I wonder why Apple opted for such a bad design. It almost appears as if this is some improvised solution.
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Before I forget - many thanks to iFixit for the tear-down pictures and to R. Barrios for the detailed explanation of the actual problem!
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Somehow the glue strip between the display and the case has suffered a bit when I disassembled the nano and I notice the backlight shining through at the edges of the display. Does anybody have a solution for replacing that glue strip?
The Standby/Power button on my iPod nano 6G got stuck, making it impossible to turn on the iPod (except via USB). With the warranty having expired a few months ago, I gave it a try to fix it.
It was of course the small metal shim under the power button that just slipped a bit to the side. Reseating the shim did the trick. With the right tools it took about 30 minutes.
Note: There was a black tape over the button assembly, all along the inside of the top of the case. This tape is not shown in the tear-down pics and had to be peeled off to reach the power button.
I wonder why Apple opted for such a bad design. It almost appears as if this is some improvised solution.
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Before I forget - many thanks to iFixit for the tear-down pictures and to R. Barrios for the detailed explanation of the actual problem!
The Standby/Power button on my iPod nano 6G got stuck, making it impossible to turn on the iPod (except via USB). With the warranty having expired a few months ago, I gave it a try to fix it.
It was of course the small metal shim under the power button that just slipped a bit to the side. Reseating the shim did the trick. With the right tools it took about 30 minutes.
Note: There was a black tape over the button assembly, all along the inside of the top of the case. This tape is not shown in the tear-down pics and had to be peeled off to reach the power button.
I wonder why Apple opted for such a bad design. It almost appears as if this is some improvised solution.