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Well I had done this mod a long time ago (while I ordered my iMod).
Decided to redo as I sold my iMod and the battery died.
I have used a 4G battery on this 3G ipod. The battery is outside.
I did not drill a hole. I used the current headphone out hole.
Only gripe is that I can hear the harddisk spin.
Probably a few layers of tape between the harddisk and the wires will do. Will try it later.
Cool stuff, koike. Why did you use a 4G battery on the 3G? It doesn't cost that much to get a new(, higher capacity) battery these days. About $20 should do the trick. So you bought an iMod and you did the mod on another iPod, then sold the iMod? Did you get a chance to compare the sound between the two?
i bought an imod and then in the mean time i DIYed one.
when the imod came i used the imod.
but i found that i need the money for my home rig.
so i sold my imod and then brought out my diymod.
the reason i reused the old 4g battery was simply because i didnt want to spend any money. the money was to go to my home rig.
edit: im using a different value of bg hi-q nx caps. so it doesnt sound as warm.
Wow I haven't posted in a couple days and come to find out this thread is on hack a day! Nice! People have made some pretty good progress, thats great! I hope to get that 4G to mod soon, my 5G still sounds amazing.
Thanks for the link, pcyl. That seems like a pretty safe source to get your batteries from if eBay doesn't work out. I find the prices to be quite more expensive than eBay, but I added it to the original post anyway. Someone will find it helpful.
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My generic eBay nano 1G battery only cost $6 shipped with tools. I can't say too much about the battery quality though. It's 850mAh. It has to be good, right?
I know that CompUSA brick and mortar has iPod batteries. I saw a 1G Nano ENERGIZER (famous brand) battery with tools there for $20. There were other iPod batteries for $20-$30. Now the prices are hefty, but I'm sure Energizer batteries are at least as good as the OEM kind. Here is a sample link: Energizer iPod replacement battery. If I saw this earlier, I would have jumped on it instead of waiting for my battery during the Christmas USPS rush.
I'm itching to mod another iPod, but I don't need another one. I have the diyMod nano, 5G 80gb video, and possibly a touch in the near future.
I bought a pair of Yuin PK3's yesterday from head-direct. the diyMod had too much treble I think, so I opted for the bassier Yuins. Now i'm thinking about buying a more portable amp to replace my Porta Corda III. Dr. Xin, work on your customer service!!
Well I had done this mod a long time ago (while I ordered my iMod).
Decided to redo as I sold my iMod and the battery died.
I have used a 4G battery on this 3G ipod. The battery is outside.
I did not drill a hole. I used the current headphone out hole.
Only gripe is that I can hear the harddisk spin.
Probably a few layers of tape between the harddisk and the wires will do. Will try it later.
looks nice...so you use headphone out hole to route the cable out ? and the caps place inside the ipod itself ?
Originally Posted by CAvanessia
My generic eBay nano 1G battery only cost $6 shipped with tools. I can't say too much about the battery quality though. It's 850mAh. It has to be good, right?
I know that CompUSA brick and mortar has iPod batteries. I saw a 1G Nano ENERGIZER (famous brand) battery with tools there for $20. There were other iPod batteries for $20-$30. Now the prices are hefty, but I'm sure Energizer batteries are at least as good as the OEM kind. Here is a sample link: Energizer iPod replacement battery. If I saw this earlier, I would have jumped on it instead of waiting for my battery during the Christmas USPS rush.
I'm itching to mod another iPod, but I don't need another one. I have the diyMod nano, 5G 80gb video, and possibly a touch in the near future.
I bought a pair of Yuin PK3's yesterday from head-direct. the diyMod had too much treble I think, so I opted for the bassier Yuins. Now i'm thinking about buying a more portable amp to replace my Porta Corda III. Dr. Xin, work on your customer service!!
are there any bigger capacity battery for Nano 1st GEN out there ?
the diyMod had too much treble I think, so I opted for the bassier Yuins. Now i'm thinking about buying a more portable amp to replace my Porta Corda III. Dr. Xin, work on your customer service!!
and the caps place inside the ipod itself ?