I have a 2nd generation 20gb Ipod and the battery is now officially worthless. Is there anything I can do besides getting raped by Apple and getting them to replace it. Is this problem common with Ipods or normal after a few years?

1/25/2008 12:01:46 PM

Easy fairly cheap fix. Do a search on IPOD repairs on google for batteries. I replaced a friends cracked video screen on their IPOD video. Not hard if you have some dexterity and patience.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=04Ln72ZjsM8



[Edited on January 25, 2008 at 12:19 PM. Reason : .]

1/25/2008 12:11:23 PM

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"Is this problem common with Ipods or normal after a few years?"

it's common for any and all Li-Ion batteries, including ipods, cell phones, laptops, etc.
if you have a 2G ipod, it is at least 5 years old, so you're lucky it's working at all

1/25/2008 1:26:23 PM