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These are a few my recent iPod repair experiences.
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Evelyn Goldstein emailed form her home in Silver Spring, Maryland
explaining she had dropped her Video iPod in the toilet, for "just a few seconds" but it stopped working.
She found me using Google and searching under "ipod dropped in water". She also went to college nearby years earlier.
It arrived with a check for $40 and I went to work o it. It have corrosion build up on the front and back of the logic board but I was able to take of the problem and get her iPod working perfectly again.
It was on it's way back to her the day after it arrived, just $40 dollars saved her Video iPod from certain death.
Fixed - Total cost..$40.
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David Eckle sent in his 60GB Photo iPod from Tracy, California
in the Central Valley. He actually had no idea was wrong with it and neither did I. It had a screen that turn on and show the Black scrren with the white Apple outline and never go any further than that. Time and again I would reset it and re-boot it with the same result. The interesting thing is his drive would boot up another Photo iPod unit with out a problem.
Finally with his drive back in it I went through the boot up again. this time I waited a full 8 minutes thinking it was just a slow boot oddity. The screen stayed the same Black with the white Apple outline but this time I used my finger to revolve the scroll wheel and heard the customary clicking. The device had completed the boot process but the LCD had taken a permanent image of the initial startup screen.
I replaced the LCD screen and the head phone module which also had problems unassociated with the LCD problem. The device works perfectly now.
David paid $32 for the LCD and $40 labor. There was no charge for the headphone module.
Fixed - Total cost $72.
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Benicio Suarez sent in 3 iPod from Pleasanton, California.
Two were Mini's that needed their drives examined and the third was a 1st Generation nano that had the well Hold/Lock switch problem.
I got the Mini's working correctly and we agreed it was time to replace the batteries in them.
The Nano is a bit more complicated. The first Generation Nano iPod is subject to a switch failure. In my opinion about the cheapest constructed mechanically discreet on the Nano 1st Gen logic board is the switch that *turns off* the scroll wheel so the iPod will not operate by accident while merely in your pocket.
This Nano's switch has 5 points that are soldered down to the logic board, but frequently one of two things happens and the switch "fails open" throwing the iPod in the locked position.
The solder switch failure happens in one of two ways.
One or more of the switch solder pads come loose due to bad surface mount, wave flow soldering.
Or, two the logic board shrinks, flexes or heat cups popping one or more of the solder pads of the switch off the logic board so the switch makes intermittent contact.
The intermit is nearly impossible the first time you come across it, but you will know it's there when you press on the upper left corner of the Nano and notice the lock disappears and when you release it the lock re-appears.
Bennicio Nano had the switch completely off the logic board. What I did to fix his was to solder a jumper between the two relevant pads in essence *closing* the switch permanently.
We also agreed it was time to replace the Nano's battery too.
Each Mini cost him $50. The Nano battery was $14 and the $40 labor charge covered the soldering of the jumper.
When he received them he emailed me this:
"I just wanted to tell you that I received the ipods and all are great. Thanks again for all of the help. You are a stud!"
The secret is out now!
Fixed - Total cost..$154.
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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 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.
Call or email me
with questions or to set up a repair. You can also call, I am here most days from 8am to 8pm
Toll Free 1-877-IPOD-PRO (1 - 877 - 476-3776)
Send the device to:
Frank Walburg
2145 Service Court
Santa Rosa, Ca 95403-3139
Methods of payment
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