958 Okay, first things first: I haven't tried this. My 10 gig iPod is still holding an eight to nine hour charge, despite listening to it daily. Second, try this at your own risk. If you screw something up with your iPod, blame it on yourself, blame it on Rio, blame it on the rain for all I care, just don't blame me.

There are some users of 1 and 2G iPods who are reporting that they have restored some life to "dead" iPod batteries simply by cracking the 'Pod open, disconnecting the battery, then reconnecting it.

Over at Q Daily News, they're reporting that, on an iPod that previously died after seven minutes of play:

It’s now been almost three weeks since we’ve used the iPod — that was our last roadtrip — and since then, the device has been sitting in a drawer. Under normal circumstances, that would mean I could expect about three or four minutes before power-off… but of course, today doesn’t seem to be normal. It’s now been 75 minutes since I hit play, and the battery indicator shows three bars remaining.

The Vertical World Blog reports similar results:

Luckily the nice folks who sell replacement batteries also have the docs online for how to get the case open. So I followed them to get the case open, disconnected the battery, re-connected it, closed the case, and prayed.

The iPod still plays and I have normal battery capacity again. For how long will be the next big question.

If you've got a "dead" iPod battery, you can get Apple to replace it for $99, or order a DIY kit for $29, or try this first for nothing.

Bill's been using Macs since the late 80s. When he's not making smartass remarks to amuse Kirk Hiner, he enjoys fighting for the user.

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