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Whenever I try to charge my 30gb 5th generation iPod, the battery never seems to have more than 50% of its juice. Even if I try to leave it charging over night, it always maxes out at 50% and never gets completely replenished. I've tried resetting it, playing songs till the battery got sapped of every last bit of juice, and putting it into diagnostic mode to check the battery. Nothing's helped so far.

 

The battery meter icon itself isn't messed up. The iPod gets through about 1 hour of playtime before dying on me. In the past, the battery icon would turn red only after a few minutes of watching a video or listening to songs, but it would mysteriouslly start displaying the proper battery levels if I turned the iPod on and off. But that's not the case this time...

 

Any suggestions? I've only had this thing since December.

 

My "Plan D" is to put the iPod in disc mode, copy all the contents over to my PC, restore the iPod from the updater, and then finally copy everything back.

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i have no problems with my 5g iPod. I would suggest you update it with the latest iPod Updater software. It was recently released. You won't have to reset anything, BTW. I think this should help it.

 

go here to download it!

 

Be sure not to click "restore", as it will reset your ipod to defaut and format it. Although if "update" doesn't work, you have no other choic. And if THAT doesn't work, then your iPod is a dud.

 

-Urby

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I already had the latest software on my iPod. I used a 3rd party app to transfer everything from my iPod back into the iTunes library and then restored it. The result: it still hangs at 50% battery life.

 

I don't know if this thing is under warentee or if I could get it fixed for free. I have an Invisible Shield skin around it which will be a pain to remove. :/

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all ipods are under 1 yr warranty. Warranty gets activated the moment the ipod is attached to the computer. iTunes sends the registration data i think. Yes even the ones bought in the grey market

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Sounds like a screwed battery to me.

 

If your warrenty is still good you should be able to get it fixed wothout charge, but if not then you've got two choices.

 

1. Buy an new battery on Ebay and replace it yourself.

2. Screw fixing it yourself and send it in to Apple for fixing.

Either one is good.

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I don't know if this thing is under warentee or if I could get it fixed for free. I have an Invisible Shield skin around it which will be a pain to remove. :/

 

Yes, there should still be a warranty. The Invisible Shield is easy to remove- just grab a corner and lift slowly. Use some soapy water to wipe any remaining adhesive off (there shouldn't be very much).

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Since the invisible shield doesn't really overlap any areas that would interfere with disassembling the iPod, I'm wondering if I could just leave it on. I know it's a pain to go off to the iPod support area of my local Apple store, but I hope I could just call them and figure out what's the most feasible thing to do. I hope I can either get it replaced with a refurb or get it fixed. I suppose a new one is out of the question.

 

Thanks for the help guys.

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I think some water leaked into the iPod on a rainy day and had damaged the battery. I did some research and found that liquid damage voids an iPod's warranty. Out of complete frustration, I threw the thing into the sink and drowned it. The screen flickered an extremely bright tone of white for about an hour until it finally died. It looked cool, but then I freaked out.

 

Now I let it dry for an hour, recharged it, and the battery is... full! I've tested it and it's playing songs for a longer period of time.

 

My theory is that by exposing it to water, I wound up causing an electrical surge that depleted the battery completely. When the iPod went into the sink, the battery was (supposedly) empty, but clearly there was still some juice (hence the white flashes.) After a bit of drying, the iPod's battery now functions fine. The screen itself has only a little water trapped, but it's evaporating.

 

Don't try this at home...

 

Oh and it turns out that soaking the iPod headphones in water and letting them dry over night also fixes problems where heavy bass makes them sound crackly.

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I think some water leaked into the iPod on a rainy day and had damaged the battery. I did some research and found that liquid damage voids an iPod's warranty. Out of complete frustration, I threw the thing into the sink and drowned it. The screen flickered an extremely bright tone of white for about an hour until it finally died. It looked cool, but then I freaked out.

 

Now I let it dry for an hour, recharged it, and the battery is... full! I've tested it and it's playing songs for a longer period of time.

 

My theory is that by exposing it to water, I wound up causing an electrical surge that depleted the battery completely. When the iPod went into the sink, the battery was (supposedly) empty, but clearly there was still some juice (hence the white flashes.) After a bit of drying, the iPod's battery now functions fine. The screen itself has only a little water trapped, but it's evaporating.

 

Don't try this at home...

 

Oh and it turns out that soaking the iPod headphones in water and letting them dry over night also fixes problems where heavy bass makes them sound crackly.

 

Huh.... Weird solution.

I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but other than that nice job! :)

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