# Mysterious iPod Video death **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 2, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-ipod-video-death/414208 "2007-08-02T23:19:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-ipod-video-death/414208/1 "2007-08-02T23:19:00Z")
Why did you have to die? Hubby got me a 30mb video iPod for Xmas 2005. I loved it and took care of it and walked it and generally babied it. This past weekend I noticed something was wrong when I tried to turn it on and it was dead. I had charged it just the day before so it was odd that it was dead. Nonetheless, I used my car charger to juice it up again and it worked fine. My brother even remarked how awesome the video was on it. But when I tried to turn it off, it would turn black then would mysteriously switch back on, dimly, with the words “Charging” on it. I tried re-setting it a few times, but it kept doing it. I knew something was dreadfully wrong with it but I was in our lake house, which doesn’t have access to much of anything save water and trees, so I put it in my purse and hoped for the best. On the ride home, I played it via a new gadget that my SIL told me about. You attach it to your iPod via a cord that goes into the earbud slot. On the other end is a fake cassette that you pop into your tape deck and somehow you’re able to play your IPod through it. It worked like a charm. I wonder if it somehow killed my iPod. I tried charging it today and it’s deader than a doornail. I tried the car charger, the computer and the wall outlet. I switched out cords. No go. My computer won’t even recognize it. Crap. P.S. Will iTunes count my replacement iPod as one of the 5 machines I’m allowed to download songs to? I have a few hundred dollars invested in these songs and it’s not fair that my iPod bit the bullet. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-ipod-video-death/414208/2 "2007-08-02T23:22:41Z")
It sounds to me like your battery’s dead, certainly the tape adapter didn’t kill it. You might check [here](http://www.ifixit.com/) for tips to diagnose and fix it. Oh, and it _doesn’t_ count as one of your machines as far as iTunes is concerned. iTunes only worries about computers, not iPods. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-ipod-video-death/414208/3 "2007-08-02T23:57:01Z")
Well that stinks. Acc to Apple, it’ll cost me $70 to replace the battery. I’d do it on my own but i’m afraid I’ll kill it. Rats! ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-ipod-video-death/414208/4 "2007-08-03T02:23:59Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] I’d do it on my own but i’m afraid I’ll kill it. [/QUOTE] It’s really not that difficult to do it yourself. When you order a new battery online they send you the special tool and step-by-step instructions. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-ipod-video-death/414208/5 "2007-08-03T02:27:19Z")
There might even be an independent 3rd party repair shop in your city that would do it for cheaper. My 4G iPod mysteriously died out on me about a year ago, I took to these guys, they replaced the logic board (I think) and it’s been acting brand new ever since. Saved me a couple of hundred bucks that I would’ve spent on something new. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-ipod-video-death/414208/6 "2007-08-03T02:51:14Z")
[QUOTE=Kid\_A] There might even be an independent 3rd party repair shop in your city that would do it for cheaper. [/QUOTE] Yeah, **PL** , you might check with [these guys](http://www.batteriesplus.com/store_locator/state/OH.aspx) to see if they can do it for you. They’ve certainly got the batteries. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-ipod-video-death/414208/7 "2007-08-03T12:50:29Z")
Thanks Uncle, Kid and Tucker. The BatteriesPlus link you gave me showed a store is in my area, so I’ll give them a shot. I appreciate it. I do hope it’s just the battery. For some reason, I assumed it was something far more sinister.