Well...My iPod Update Might Be Short Lived

I mentioned in my latest week note that I got my iPod Classic back up and running. Sadly, the battery seems to be having a hard time keeping a charge.

This morning I was trying to get the database to refresh after all the music transfers. I finally got it updated but I was having a hard time keeping the iPod charged. My two USB charging hubs weren't doing the trick so I had to plug it into my desktop. Eventually I got it charged enough to refresh the database but then I found that the iPod lost its charge very quickly.

I'll be playing around with it for a while to see if I can figure out what's going on, but this is making me sad. I looked online and iFixit says it's a very difficult repair to replace the battery. I've never done anything like this so my confidence of being able to open the thing and do it myself. I might try to see if any of the fix-it stores nearby do iPods, but most seem to have moved on to only phones. I can't say I blame them, how many people use a 15+ year old digital music player.

There's still the possibility I attempt it anyway...I mean if the battery is dead, the iPod would be less useful, so there's little harm in trying my hand at it. I'm hoping I can get it up and running.