Originally Posted by powertoold
Wow, I just tried to do the direct thing with my Nano ... don't do it lol
Yeah, I *was* going to keep mum till I do my 40GB 3G but since I'm waiting on that mini battery..... Using thin gauge wire and wire-wrap wire as a last resort.
Forgive me if this has been discussed, but other than the challenge of it, I don't really understand doing this mod to any iPod < 10GB. Seems moving to a lossless format is commensurate with this upgrade & once you do that you need the space. Sure this mod can't help but boost lossy format quality but I'd expect to notice (more of) a difference between lossless & lossy formats on ipods w/this mod.
Guess I'd consider selling an ipod < 10GB (instead of risk damaging it) & buying a 3rd or 4th gen for $100 for an easier time of it. Easy for me to say as I got my 3rd gen free due to its dead battery & it's owner got an iPod Touch for Xmas
P.S. Looks like modders might want to use thinner wire than they have on hand... As I have a 50ft spool of 30awg wire-wrap wire (*looks* like silver coated solid copper core w/very thin Teflon insul), I could part w/a couple dozen 1ft strips... ConUSers could PM me w/their address & I'd send you 1ft & even cover the stamp