[wayneconnor]

Just did the ipod photo mod. Not a lot of details here. Here' some pics:
 
http://macintoshhowto.com/hardware/how-to-imod-a-4th-gen-ipod-photo.html
 

 

 
I also found this pair of outputs on the other side of the board - the wolfson chip has two pairs of outputs - maybe this pair is going to the dock line out???  I didn't use them. 
 

 

[vincent199188]

I was browsing through the pages and found a post saying that we should not use polarized caps...
 
will it damage our equipment if we use polarized caps?
 
and a lot of ppl are using elna selmic ii.. if im not wrong that is a polarized cap, so can i use that?
 
and does bi-polar means non-polar?
 
thanks!

 

[FallenAngel]

Polarized caps are not meant for this application (many people use them anyway).
Bi-polar is synonymous with non-polar.

 

[semaniaci]

What capacitance and voltage capacitors use for LOD when i want to use diymod w/ mini3?

 

[FallenAngel]

Both questions covered many times, but Voltage is anything above 1.5V DC (minimum 2V recommended).  Capacitance depends on input impedance of amp - 4.7uF for 10K input impedance (Mini^3 uses a 10K pot).

 

[joneeboi]

What he said.

 

[MartinM]

Wow, I've done it.... read all 155 pages! Am exhausted!
 
All makes perfect sense.... questions...
 
Can I mod my...
a. iPhone 3G ?
b. iPad ?
 
If not then it's buy a new source time! ....correct me if I'm wrong but sounds like a 5G ipod which has more internal room would be the sensible choice!?
 
Thanks all, fantastic thread  and contributions especially everyones new mate... joneeboi !

 

[FallenAngel]

You've read 155 pages but skipped the first post where there's a link to mod details on all models?

 

[MartinM]

Yeah saw the iPhone reference but no explanation plus no mention of the iPad!

Page 1 was read a while ago!!!!.... Lol

 

[MartinM]

While I think about it, how do these nodded units compare to say the Cowon units that seem recommended?

My first few posts here so pls be gentle!

 

[FallenAngel]

No reference to it generally means either mod isn't possible or it simply hasn't been done before.
 
I'll leave the comparison to others...

 

[noobfikt]

The 4g has more room then the 5g. You would need to do the compact flash card mod to the 5g to fit the caps inside. I don't believe that the iPhone 3g or the iPad have high end DAC that this mod is taping in to.
 
Quote:

Wow, I've done it.... read all 155 pages! Am exhausted!
 
All makes perfect sense.... questions...
 
Can I mod my...
a. iPhone 3G ?
b. iPad ?
 
If not then it's buy a new source time! ....correct me if I'm wrong but sounds like a 5G ipod which has more internal room would be the sensible choice!?
 
Thanks all, fantastic thread  and contributions especially everyones new mate... joneeboi !

 

[MartinM]

Thanks guys!

 

[neosoul]

I thought this question had been asked before but not sure, could someone please either point me to the post or explain  the minimum/maximum gauge of wire used in the Ipod DIY mod, and is this recommendation valid for the ipod mini, 4th gen and 5th gen.

 

[FallenAngel]

Whatever fits, can be as thin as you can work with.