[fire115]

  Is the battery available outside iRiver? If so, where? Has anyone changes theirs by themselves?

 
I was only able to find it on aliexpress for $7.86 http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6745429240.html (seller name: weiyu li). It is exactly the same battery, size and markings, as in AK100. 
 
Its very easy to change the battery by your self, iRiver made it very simple. 

 

[funkforfood]

The battery is soldered to pcb or there is a connector?

 

[bluewrx1025]

The battery is soldered to pcb or there is a connector?

There is a connector.
Just be sure to take your time and be careful with the connector. It's really tiny and there is a possibility to break it off the board.
 
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[funkforfood]

Thanks!

 

[eskimo]

Has anyone got an alternative link to the latest firmware update? 
 
Website d/l still giving issues as per normal...
 
Many thanks

 

[Koolpep]

  Has anyone got an alternative link to the latest firmware update? 
 
Website d/l still giving issues as per normal...
 
Many thanks

PM me your email and I send it via wetransfer.com

 

[eskimo]

 
PM me your email and I send it via wetransfer.com

Many thanks for your help!!!!
 
Have installed the firmware now and the update is great, finally Iriver addressing some serious issues with this update. Hopefully they keep on coming.
 
VBR mp3s now play correctly, or at least on the few I tired which gave clipping before. Text not fitting on screen now has been resized to fit. 

 

[Koolpep]

Glad it worked, cheers!

 

[Gino]

@fire115  have you actually used the Aliexpress battery on an AK100?

 

[fire115]

  @fire115  have you actually used the Aliexpress battery on an AK100?

 
yes, it looks like it came out of the same factory. definitely solved short playback time issue.

 

[Gino]

Thanks for the information. 

 

[nomode]

I was only able to find it on aliexpress for $7.86 http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6745429240.html (seller name: weiyu li). It is exactly the same battery, size and markings, as in AK100. 

Its very easy to change the battery by your self, iRiver made it very simple. 

I use my ak100 for 5-8 hours a day. How long it should last without replacement?

 

[Gino]

I like these Shure silicon tips. My Westone UM3X are less congested. An SMSL SAP-5 amp gives it speed and authority.

 

[Solude]

I use my ak100 for 5-8 hours a day. How long it should last without replacement?

 
I've run mine for 14 hours using FLAC without the battery dying.

 

[Gino]

I believe he meant to say, how long before the battery or any other part needs changing.

My experience with portable devices was that devices that required daily charging had signs of depleted battery capacity after one year. The devices were still usable but ran noticeably shorter times. When it come to lithium batteries, the number of complete charge cycles determines their total life span.

By inference, devices charged every other day should have noticeable lower battery capacity in 2 years.