How Do You Open Up An Ipod?
• Find out if the iPod is damaged or if it just needs a battery replacement. Also, find out how you are planning to open the iPod, and how you need to get to the problematic component. • Disconnect and completely power down the iPod. Make sure the “Hold” switch is engaged. • Lay your iPod face down on a soft but sturdy cloth. • Know what kind of device you have, and what “method of attack” you will need to use. If you have a first generation, second generation, third generation, Click Wheel 4G, iPod photo, or Video iPod, you need to aim the hair dryer at the back seam. (The hair dryer will be used to melt the glue used to hold together the case.) If you have an iPod Mini, iPod Nano, or iPod Shuffle, you need to aim towards the top of the case. • Set the hair dryer to “high.” • Slowly wave the hair dryer in front of your hand, and if you find that it is too hot, turn it down to medium, as this will damage your iPod. • Use the appropriate “method of attack” to melt the glue. You should a
