So I’m broke and I buy the cheapest stuff. I bought an iPod Touch 6th Gen off eBay with a cracked screen and a bad battery for about $15. However, what I didn’t know was that apparently the battery was soldered to the Logic Board, which I should’ve looked up I guess… what can I do to tinker a bit with this device, make it a fun tech project, and still make it usable? It says working condition other than the bad battery…
6th gen battery isn’t soldered it’s a connector. Check iFixit. Replacements are pretty cheap. Even with a cracked screen and dead battery 15$ is a killer deal for a 6th gen!
Does that happen to be a variant? I replaced the battery in my aunt’s iPod Touch 6 a few years ago and did have to desolder the battery ribbon cable as it was directly soldered to the logic board. Took a lot of patience just getting to the battery too (screen is held on by glue unlike the clips/tabs in an iPhone).
Also interested to hear other people’s thoughts on reusing these old iOS devices, got one sitting around just collecting dust.
Thank you!!! Someone said “It’s literally soldered onto the board” so it makes me happy to hear that’s not true
Not sure what they’re on about, it’s soldered.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPod_Touch_6th_Generation
With that being said, it’s not a terribly difficult part to desolder/resolder. Use flux, take care not to short the positive side to anything else while you’re working.
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