Ancient iPod gets a fresh start

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My iPod 4G was seven years old with the original battery. I thought it was a good time to install a fresh one although the original battery still held a charge. I use this iPod on my motorcycle for musical entertainment and wanted to ensure that it would continue on with me for many more trips. I like this model because it has the external jack on top so that charging it and using a remote with it is easier.

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Opening the case of a seven year old unit that had traveled close to 100,000 miles in dusty road conditions while on a motorcycle took a bit of effort. After opening the case changing the battery took a few minutes following the instructions. I made the battery wiring placement easier by removing one tiny screw holding down the mini plug board thus allowing the wire to be placed easily under this board. I had to carefully peel the original battery from the case as it was held down by some sort of adhesive. I used the included tools and also the ifixit Sesamo tool to open the case.

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Take your time and work carefully to minimize scratching the plastic upper case. The plastic tools can be dulled so I used the Sesamo to begin the process.