iPod battery replacements with these easy procedures. Please be warned that although replacing the battery is easy, it will nullify your warranty with Apple. I don't want to be kept liable for the harm done to your iPod because of this article, so do this at your own stake.

Things you should realize before replacing your iPod battery:

1. Apple has an official out-of-warranty battery replacement program for $59 + $6.95 shipping in the United States(see Europe and Canada pricing). The policy requires that you send in your iPod (any model), and Apple will replace the battery and send it to you for $59 plus handling and shipping. Technically, Apple really replaces your whole unit with an equivalent original model or factory-refurbished model in a brand new case, with its own 90-day service warranty; if it was already engraved by Apple, it will be engraved over again.

2. The iPod warranty is one year but you can expand it for two years with AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod. Various retailers have low priced extended warranty coverage available and often these programs simply change the product with a corresponding new unit.

3. Over the course of time, the battery will not hold the same degree of charge as when it was newly purchased. This is normal, and exists to all lithium ion batteries. This gradual degradation will not affect, or be detected by, most users during the life of their iPod. %Yet%, based on usage, environmental factors, and many other variables, some heavy users may realize a great degradation than others. It is important to know that this is the exact same degradation that would take place with any lithium ion battery employed in any laptop, cell phone, portable music player, etc.

4. The iPod's case is not designed to be opened, so, in that respect, it's not what would generally be referred to as "user-replaceable". Yet, with the right set of tools you can change the iPod battery yourself and avert all the hassle by going through Apple.

Instructions:

Step 1 - Procure an iPod battery online or in a retail shop closest you. iPod batteries sells for as low as $11. You have to be certain that the replacement battery you buy is for your iPod.

Step 2 - Turn out your iPod and set the hold button to the on position. Take a flathead screwdriver, as thin as possible but oftentimes the retail store that ships you the battery will supply you a tool. In any case, you must open up the unit by putting the tool or screwdriver between the plastic and the metal. Once you feel a clip, pry it ever so gently. Continue around the iPod, unfolding each latch.

Step 3 - You are going to have to employ that tool or screwdriver again to pull out the battery from the hard drive. Once got rid of, disconnect it from the board.

Step 4 - Connect in the newly purchased battery to the board of the iPod (where you unplugged the old battery) and set it on the glue that stayed on the hard drive. Make sure that the battery and the wires are set right so you can actually close the iPod. Snap the case back together, you'll hear it when it's finished!

Step 5 - Turn on and charge the device. That's it and your iPod battery is successfully replaced.