What is the rated capacity of the stock battery in an 80GB iPod Video?

[Voltron]

This is a really boring thread, but I cannot find definitive information on this question. There are indications that the stock battery is 600mah or 700mah in different places, but I cannot find an Apple statement of the rating. Vinnie from RWA actually thought the stock was 850mah, but I have not seen that anywhere.

There are replacement batteries available that are 850mah and I am wondering if that is larger and how much of a difference that is likely to give when listening to lossless files on my about to be iMod. Some sites say their replacement batteries play X% longer than stock, but I am still unclear on what stock is. My battery has been good and relatively strong, so I don't want to change for no good reason.

Thanks for any info you might have.

 

[Wildcard30]

I replaced the 60GB HD with an 80GB and changed the battery to the 850mah and get about an extra 4hrs on mine. Hope this helps.

 

[Voltron]

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Originally Posted by Wildcard30 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I replaced the 60GB HD with an 80GB and changed the battery to the 850mah and get about an extra 4hrs on mine. Hope this helps.

That is good information, thanks. Do you know what the stock battery was rated at?

 

[Wildcard30]

I believe it was like 650mah I don't have it handy because I put my 60GB drive and the battery into my wifes 30GB ipod.

 

[Voltron]

If anyone cares, it would seem that the stock battery in the 80GB iPod is an 850maH battery, which is the largest capacity battery that can fit in the case without breaking the screens (according to one of the replacement battery suppliers who tried to cram 950maH batteries in there). Moral of the story for me is that I cancelled my order for an 850maH replacement because it seemed pointless even though they claimed their 850maH battery got longer use time than Apple's.