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The iPod Touch Batteries can be replaced
iPod Touch batteries can be replaced, even if Apple them not to be!
Apple has engineered several of their iPod models with the express intent that they never be repaired. When you open them up parts that could easily be damaged (and therefore compel additional repair) are high temperature soldered down to deliberately make a simple repair impossible.
The iPod Touch and iPod Nano models are built with the intent that the battery, and the headphone jack will not be replaced.... but I can do most of these repairs anyway!
So it has to be a real point of consternation to Apple that there are clever people like me who have the soldering skills to work around their obstacles and take care of these things.
The battery in the Touch models is thermal glued to a sub-assembly and then soldered in. Again, there is zero expectation on Apple's part, that it would ever be replaced. To remove the old battery means desoldering it. Lucky for me, I've had a relationship with Mr. Weller since High School and have been fixing things with a soldering pencil since then.
The 1st Gen Touch has extremely short leads, and those are soldered to the logic board directly. I've perfected a way to replace the battery.
The Touch 2nd and 3rd Gen uses a thin ribbon connection that has its terminators soldered down to the logic board directly. It requires a really high temperature soldering pencil to desolder the connection. Apple's sub-contractor that manufactures the iPod, FoxConn uses a different solder alloy for that connection than they use anywhere else.
Most batteries need to be replaced, because they were overcharged continually, which on an accumulating basis destroys the battery's ability to ever hold a charge again at all. You should spend a moment reading the article I've written about the battery used in all iPods and how it needs to be charged, and let your friends know this too. Read it here:
http://www.isickbay.com/call--1-877-IPOD-PRO/battery/battery_over.shtml
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Model | Description of work |
Total price
includes shipping back to you |
| iPod Touch 1st Generation | This is a sizable desolder and re-solder job with small fine wires. Apple also used thermal glue to hold it in place, but I've done this job many times. The battery, labor and return shipping are included in the price | $60 |
| iPod Touch 2nd Generation | This is an even more complex desolder and re-solder job than the 1st Gen Touch. In this one, Apple also uses thermal glue to hold it in place, but I've done this job many times. The battery, labor and return shipping are included in the price | $79 |
| iPod Touch 3rd Generation | The 3rd Gen is a few degrees more complicated than the 2nd Gen Touch. Like the ones before it, Apple also uses thermal glue to hold the battery in place making removal complex, but I've done this job several times. The battery, labor and return shipping are included in the price | $89 |
| iPod Touch 4th Generation | This model in all likelihood is under warranty through Apple still and they will give you a new one for free if the iPod doesn't turn on or the battery holds a short charge. The Touch 4th Gen may go down as one of Apple's most replaced for free under warranty iPods EVER!! | probably free through Apple |
Call Toll Free 1-877-iPod-Pro (1 - 877-476-3776) or email me
with questions or to set up a repair. I am here Monday through Friday from 10am to 7pm, and Saturday & Sunday noon to 6pm.
I'm in Sonoma County... Northern California wine country.
If you live nearby, are traveling through or live in the San Francisco Bay Area bring your iPhone or iPod to me and I can do the work while you wait or go wine tasting for a while. Send me an
email just to make sure I have on hand whatever parts your repair will require.
Send the device to:
Frank Walburg
2145 Service Court
Santa Rosa, Ca 95403-3139
Methods of payment
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