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Solder pads look in good shape as well as the connector. So you lost one of the pins, huh.

That connector is a crappy design by Apple since there's nothing holding the white base of it to the logic board. You're required to pry up on the little tab with a bit of force to release the cable. It doesn't take much for the pins to detach from the white plastic base. Again, chitty design.

And without all the pins, I'm out of luck I guess? I had it in my hand... Then it was gone.

 

[audiophalus]

  And without all the pins, I'm out of luck I guess? I had it in my hand... Then it was gone.

 
the battery connector you can find on eBay for $8 or even cheaper on aliexpress, same connector for 5th, 6th and 7th gen.
 
besides that, only 3 pins are used
 
1,2 - same
3 - 
4,5 - same

 

[rgarjr]

   
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  And without all the pins, I'm out of luck I guess? I had it in my hand... Then it was gone.

 

 
These 2 pads share the same trace so technically you can get away with 4 pins.  

 

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Black black or Grey black?

This is the stock "black" from my 7.5G Classic. I hate the color difference.

 

Hmm difficult to say. Here's a pic of mine. It's used though!
 

 

[audiophalus]

  And without all the pins, I'm out of luck I guess? I had it in my hand... Then it was gone.

and if you will solder it then be careful not to use too hot solder iron or the pads will come off, put some solder first on top of the connector pin then place on the logic board and solder it together.

 

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the battery connector you can find on eBay for $8 or even cheaper on aliexpress, same connector for 5th, 6th and 7th gen.
 
besides that, only 3 pins are used
 
1,2 - same
3 - 
4,5 - same

Thanks people, let's see how quick I can have this fixed. I've no solder experience at all (save middle school).

 

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and if you will solder it then be careful not to use too hot solder iron or the pads will come off, put some solder first on top of the connector pin then place on the logic board and solder it together.

You think this is doable, with a lot of care and no experience whatsoever?

 

[audiophalus]

  Great news people, thanks. I
Thanks people, let's see how quick I can have this fixed. I've no solder experience at all (save middle school).

if you don't the let someone do it for you.

 

[audiophalus]

  You think this is doable, with a lot of care and no experience whatsoever?

well, you can take some old boards and practice on some SMD's for few days, its not easy if you never done it before and you can easy ruin you logic board.

 

[ThinWalls]

Avoiding breaking the cables (if you have to remove and insert them repeatedly) and opening the case without mangling it are about equally tricky, I reckon.
 
But there's also the determination of those teeny-weeny screws to hurl themselves to the floor or catapult across the room on the slightest pretext.  And then it seems the rug eats them (presumably they contain nutrients that the rug craves), so they are never seen again.
 
(Don't suppose anyone knows what size/type those screws are?  I presume they would be dirt-cheap if only one knew how to describe them)

 

[audiophalus]

  Avoiding breaking the cables (if you have to remove and insert them repeatedly) and opening the case without mangling it are about equally tricky, I reckon.
 
But there's also the determination of those teeny-weeny screws to hurl themselves to the floor or catapult across the room on the slightest pretext.  And then it seems the rug eats them (presumably they contain nutrients that the rug craves), so they are never seen again.
 
(Don't suppose anyone knows what size/type those screws are?  I presume they would be dirt-cheap if only one knew how to describe them)

and thats why I got a 2 bags of them, here you go:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261201408568?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
the cheapest I could find on the net.
 
you can put a tiny neodym magnet on the screwdriver tip to hold the screw like I do.

 

[ThinWalls]

 
and thats why I got a 2 bags of them, here you go:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261201408568?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 
 
Thanks, that's cheaper than the best I've hitherto found on ebay uk.  Though the guy's away at the moment (might be why I couldn't find that particular listing).  Haven't quite run out of screws yet (thanks to plundering the dead),but at the rate they are vanishing I expect to before long.  Still think it would be a lot easier to get hold of them if one could just ask for a particular standard type of screw rather than buying special 'ipod sets'.

 

[Noodles5666]

  Avoiding breaking the cables (if you have to remove and insert them repeatedly) and opening the case without mangling it are about equally tricky, I reckon.
 
But there's also the determination of those teeny-weeny screws to hurl themselves to the floor or catapult across the room on the slightest pretext.  And then it seems the rug eats them (presumably they contain nutrients that the rug craves), so they are never seen again.
 
(Don't suppose anyone knows what size/type those screws are?  I presume they would be dirt-cheap if only one knew how to describe them)

http://www.idemigods.com/iPod_6th_Gen_Classic_Screw_Set_p/6g_scrwst.htm

 

[audiophalus]

Thanks, that's cheaper than the best I've hitherto found on ebay uk.  Though the guy's away at the moment (might be why I couldn't find that particular listing).  Haven't quite run out of screws yet (thanks to plundering the dead),but at the rate they are vanishing I expect to before long.  Still think it would be a lot easier to get hold of them if one could just ask for a particular standard type of screw rather than buying special 'ipod sets'.

You get two sets in that listing, 12 screws. Most Chinese selers are away till 27th , Chinese New Year holiday, even bigger than Christmas in EU/US

 

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I don't have a rug myself, but stone floors seem to have an equally absorbent power. That link is golden, audiophalus! Wish I wouldn't have ordered that other, overpriced set a few days ago.