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Does anyone know if you could take out the battery to an ipod nano clone and replace with something stronger? My battery only works for about 3 hours for just listening to music. I would greatly appreciate it if someone can help.

With the Nano clones the battery is around 130mAh and battery space is very limited so finding a replacement that will fit is a problem.

I have replaced the batteries in 3 players with iPod replacement batteries but none of them were nano style players. One of them managed to play for 18 hours with a 850mAh replacement.

http://www.mympxplayer.org/18-hours-...ge-vt2412.html

You could check the ipod shuffle repacement batteries size wise they are about 360mAh which would almost triple your playtime.

The only other option would be a usb battery pack so you could charge the player on the go. I have a 4xAA one that gives 60 hours continuous playback.

http://www.mympxplayer.org/external-...ck-vt2435.html

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Gameboy micro battery is almost same sized as some iPod nano clones have.
Gameboy Micro Battery: 3.8v, 600mAh and Chipod battery is almost the same.

You have to remove the plastic connector-thing in the battery and then mount wires in chipod wires.

http://www.flashlinker-shop.com/imag...00-battery.jpg

I think it will work.

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Does any one know the actual size of any of these battteries?
I had a look in my player and the battery is square 30x30mm and about 3 to 4 mm thick.
These batteries seem quite cheap to buy and easy to fit but I find it hard to get any information on sizes.
If someone knows could they post the sizes of replacement batteries for say Ipods, Ipod shuffle, even gameboy micro so we could check if they would fit in our player?

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Also, how would I be able to put in a new battery if a have one of those nano clones that are only one piece? I've tried taking out the tiny screws off the bottom, but i still can't take it off. Does anyone know how to take apart this clone so that i could put back together to put in a new battery?

http://i1.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/ab/c8/9882_1_b.JPG

Remove the screws and then press from the bottom to slide the internals out of the top. The covers at the top and bottom are just stuck on with double sided tape. It is not an easy task and sliding it back in over the controls is tricky as well.

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Well I managed to find the size of ipod mini replacement batteries:-

High quality Rechargeable Li-ion battery
Size: 4.1 x 3.2 x 0.5 cm
Voltage: 3.7V
550mAh
now i just need to see if I can get a 5mm thick battery into a 3 or 4mm space!
I know I'll put something on top of my battery and see if the top will go on!

Well I did it, just fitted an Ipod mini battery in my player (generic Rockchip) and doubled my playing time for just a few quid!

After I have finished my tests I will post a description of how it went.

Knob,

I would be interested in the shape of the battery you have managed to source, any chance you might be able to post a picture here please, and also some details of the supplier and price?

I have started myself to buy a couple of cheap second hand players for spares, because sourceing a battery seems a bit difficult.

Perhaps it would not be a bad idea to list in detail batteries which members have managed to source, and make it a STICKY, because these batteries in these Chipod player are not going to last

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sure mekako,
I think these replacement batteries are better quality too, my player just ran for 13 hours non stop!

The battery size is posted above and here is the link to the EBay seller I got it from.
Ipod Mini Battery

I did have to cut the connector off and solder it in though.

It would be a good idea if there was a section on this site just for batteries and power supplies as the information seems to be all over the place.

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I see that the battery that you all have bought have a white, red and black wires. On our MP4 players, there are only red and black wires. What did you do with the white wire on your new battery? Did you just cut the connector off and solder the red and black wire to the chipod and leave out the white wire?


Thanks

On the ipod mini I had it was Black, Grey and White.
So I just put a voltmeter on them to check.
Grey and White were both positive at 3.8v and Black was negative.
So I just cut the Grey one off and soldered in the White and Black wires.
Its always safer to check with a meter before you solder them in.

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Hi

I have a fake ipod with a battery that is 4cm x 2cm x 4mm deep. I can't seem to find any battery that are the same size or smaller. Can anyone please help me? also how did you manage to find a similar sized battery.

Thanks

Ipod shuffle battery should fit:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ipod-shuffle-a...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/APPLE-iPod-SHU...QQcmdZViewItem

It's 30 x 19 x 4mm at 300mAh

I just searched "Ipod Batttery" on EBay.

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hmm only 300mAH? my current fake ipod battery is 260mAH, so theres not much more :\ Are there any bigger capacity ones?

Thanks for your help

for a battery that size, you are not likely to find much more.. Sorry.

Here is a E Bay link for replacement battery for the Chinese Ipod Nano Fake.

These batteries are rated at 250 Milliamps


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Replacement-Ba...QQcmdZViewItem


And another link!


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Replacement-Ba...QQcmdZViewItem


I have order myself a replacement battery from the link directly above from here, price to the UK £2.49 which don't seem too bad from this E Bay seller actionace007 however it seems he has something to do with Uxcell.com

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i am able to find batterys that dont have wires coming out from the battery that fit my size, they are 750mAH. The only problem is that they have no wires coming out of them. Instead they have a positve and negative touchpad on the battery itself. I was wondering if its safe to solder wires onto the positve and negative point on the battery then solder the wires onto my fake ipod?

Post a link here for the battery you mention please?

And Yes I can't see why you can't solder that battery you mention, if it has no wires.

But check with a meter first before you connect

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Batteries like these:

[web:24ad69c63f]http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Casio-NP-20-Battery-Pack-3-6v-500mAh-Li-ion-FAST-DEL_W0QQitemZ120148122492QQihZ002QQcategoryZ64347Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/web:24ad69c63f]

which dont have wires, but have positive negative terminals on them. Is it safe to solder wires onto the terminals on the battery? or will it kill the battery? Also will a 3.6volt battery work with our fake ipods?

The battery you show looks a bit lumpy in size, as it's for a camera.

Voltage wise it would seem ok for me, but others may not agree.

If you were to go for one of these batteries are you sure it will fit in your player? If so then just tin the contacts and your wires with solder, but don't hold the soldering iron on the battery contacts for too long or you may damage the battery and melt the plastic also.

But as mentioned before do use a muti meter to check the correct polarity first after soldering the wires on to prevent damage to your player

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Hi,
I am wanting to replace the battery in a chipod. The existing battery is an HT Li_on 042030 180mAh (l) battery. It is 30mm X 20mm X 3mm. I'd be grateful if somebody would confirm the size of the ipod shuffle battery and whether all ipod shuffle batteries are the same size. It would be great if somebody could let me know the part number of the battery that I need. Ideally I would like to get a battery with more capacity, perhaps 300mAh?

Thanks,
Chris.

If you look back to an earlier post in this thread I put up a link to a UK ebay supplier for Ipod shuffle batteries at 300mAh.

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Not exactly a replacement battery, but for those that are unsure about their soldering ability, something like this (2400Mah Li-Ion rechargeable USB charger @ $13.83 delivered) is a good deal to extend battery life when away from an USB port. It's quite small and doesn't weigh all that much, but can obviously be somewhat impractical to lug around unless you're carrying a bag for work/school anyway.

So the Shuffle replacement batteries should fit in Nano clones? If so i think i'll order one too.

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Thanks Knob.

Battery ordered.

Chris.

i've checked the shuffle batteries sometime ago and they should fit quite well with a little bit of extra space in your nano clones.

However, these shuffle batteries are usually about 250mAh, which is about the same as the stock battery of the nano clones. So don't really expect much increase in playback time, unless you're swapping a damaged battery.

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Thanks. My chipod battery is supposed to be 180mAh, but it will only hold charge sufficient to play the radio for about 10 minutes. The vendor offered to exchange the Chipod, but it would cost more to post it back to China than buy a 300mAh replacement, so I ordered up a new battery instead, which has cost me about a fiver.

Cheers,
Chris.

My Nano clone's stock battery is 180mAh and lasts for about 3.5 hours. If basic math applies in batteries too, then a 250mAh battery would last me for almost 5 hours.

I think it's worth the five bucks. :)

Unique,

The replacement batteries seem to be 300mAh and are sometimes better quality than the ones you get with the player so you may even be able to double your playing time!

has any had any luck finding a small battery in the 29mm x 23mm x 4mm range?

i have checked the shuffle batteries, however the largest i found was 300mah.

I am looking for something larger mah and not have much luck on ebay.

I have ordered one of these, a bit like the Power Monkey, well worth the money and a good deal cheaper than the Power Monkey

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i was thinking of changing my chipod's battery too...I have a ipod nano second gen clone and i was wondering if an Ipod Nano replacement battery would fit in the case...?

Sylar, it should. However, the only way to know for sure is to open your player up and find out how big the battery is and how much room is in there.

My Power Backup came, in just over a week from Hong Kong.

Good price for around £7.50 from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3060 and works very well indeed.

So if some of you guys want extra battery power on the move.

Then I would recommend buying one of these, just a good as the Power Monkey, but a lot less in cost. The power monkey sells in the UK for around £29.00, and around £26.00 on E Bay.

Edit

Forgot to mention that I paid by Pay Pal which made it easy

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Ya, id like to replace my battery some day. Probably will wait till i burn mine out first though.