Posted by name on 11/01/06 09:54

el_steak wrote:
> > If it IS a battery, you shouldn't connect it directly to the other
> > battery. I doubt it would explode, although that's a possibility.
> > More likely it will leak corrosive goo all over your player. Then
> > you'll have a second chance to throw it in the dumpster.
>
> You're right, my setup is anything but safe. The smart thing would be
> to remove and throw away the defective battery before soldering the
> wires to the main battery. Problem is that it's all pretty small in
> there and my soldering skills are pretty bad. I'll probably try it over
> the weekend. I guess I have a 50/50 chance of fixing or destroying it.
>
> I think my girlfriend is secretly unhappy that I fixed the player.
> She'd rather have one of those new iPod Nanos ;)

Better to stay away from iPods. They are total crap. Lately there
was an item on tv about how iPod users upgraded the firmware on their
iPod and their iPod went dead, shortly after the warranty.
Apple was unable to provide a suitable fix for this problem.
Besides, there is no UMS feature on iPods.

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