ThinWalls
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when the back cover on my 7.5G Classic popped off suddenly/unexpectedly—tearing out the battery ribbon—i was feeling lucky for the way it connects! thankfully no damage was done.
is there anything to be super careful of when removing the front cover? ifixit says there is "mild adhesive" attaching the inner framework to the front cover... i just want to be sure i don't break it when i replace the front cover. i already dodged a bullet once!
Well, its about re-inserting the cable rather than removing it. Removing it has never been a problem, but pushing it back in again I find is a pain. Every time you have to do it it seems to flex the end of the cable where it bends, and eventually, if you have to keep doing it, I've found it tends to suffer from a sort of metal fatigue and the connection goes. Seems more a problem with the 2000mah batteries than the originals (as the former have to bend twice, and lack the plastic shield bit on the end of the cable)
Also the reason I wish it had a more standardised kind of connector is that at some point those batteries will presumably cease to be available, and its the cable/connector that makes it specific to the ipod classic/video.
When taking the front off I don't think there's much to worry about, as long as you don't somehow manage to flex the logic board to a ridiculous degree while doing it. And on the 6-7 gens don't forget to remove the securing screws first! (there are no such screws on the 5/5.5 gens). (oh, forget that, I was thinking about when you remove the logic board!)