iPod Classic Battery Replacement, SSD/iFlash SD Card, new Screen and headphones jack. The iPod of Theseus

iPod Classic parts you can find on Amazon:
https://amzn.to/2Oz3V8q (Amazon US)
https://amzn.to/2RjjkrP (Amazon UK)
https://amzn.to/2IzLWJE (Amazon Deutschland)
https://amzn.to/2IxlCQ9 (Amazon España)
https://amzn.to/2DTzQwh (Amazon France)
https://amzn.to/2P4FFb6 (Amazon Italia)

iSesamo Opening Tool:
https://amzn.to/2S2CqWz (Amazon US)
https://amzn.to/2HFe9lw (Amazon UK)
https://amzn.to/2WirnaO (Amazon Deutschland)
https://amzn.to/2CIThE6 (Amazon España)
https://amzn.to/2UgKgsR (Amazon France)
https://amzn.to/2HwEwKb (Amazon Italia)

Disclaimers:
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
The products I reviewed in this video were purchased on my own money and no company paid me to say good things about them.

iPod Classic opening reference card in PDF:
http://bit.ly/2NpjDTD

Playlist of "Opening iPod Classic" tutorials:
   • iPod Classic new Battery & 256GB SD C...  

I wanted to change my iPod's HDD to an SSD drive but here is the deal: the iPod Classic uses those tiny 1.8 inch disk drives connected with a very particular flatribbon cable called “ZIF/CE” connector, which is not that common. I could only find small capacity ZIF SSDs… come on! My iPod had 160GB, I didn’t want to settle for less! Another option is a ZIF adapter to Compact Flash. The adapters are cheap, but a 256GB Compact Flash Card not so much… Then I found the iFlash board adapters for SD Cards made by Tarkan Akdam

Tarkan Akdam? Who is this guy?
The iFlash website is full of information but his personal blog has very few posts, no twitter account, no photos… So I wrote him an email: are you shy? in which country do you live? how have you started making iPod adapters?
And he wrote back, saying he is not shy, just a very busy and private person. He is an electronic engineer working with audio and TV productions, product design and development even so, he keeps making newer iFlash models. It seems incredible! Would it be true? It could be a company, you know? There was a time I imagined Peter Norton could be just an actor! Anyway, I found a lot of iFlash reviews, the adapters are real and work!

Chapters
0:00 My iPod was dying
0:43 Apple stopped selling the iPod Classic
0:51 The "7th gen" iPod Classic
1:11 What was wrong with my iPod
1:26 Listen! Mechanical Hard Drive
1:59 The Plan: replace battery and put an SD Card
2:20 Warning: the iPod is delicate
2:29 Shopping for Battery
2:45 iFlash adapters
3:32 Opening Tools
3:57 iSesamo Opening Tool
4:21 Very Difficult to Open
4:52 PDF Guide to Open the iPod Classic
5:36 Disconnecting the Battery
6:13 Replacing the Battery
6:52 Removing the Hard Drive
7:07 Installing the iFlash / SD Card
7:20 Reconnect the Battery
7:48 Screen Replacement
9:09 SD Card was dead
9:26 Replacing the Headphones Jack
10:11 iPod of Theseus
10:25 It was worth doing
10:42 Two years later

#iPodClassic #iPod #iPodBattery


Written, Performed and Produced by Everson Siqueira

Music:

Opening Night, Jason Farnham
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In The Hall Of The Mountain King, Grieg
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Brain Trust, Wayne Jones
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Pooka, Kevin MacLeod
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Alternate, Vibe Tracks
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