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My iPod Classic 6th gen, 80GB next to my Koss Porta Pro headphones.

2026-04-09 18:48:33

jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net

I got the tools. I got the new batteries. Now wish me luck for replacing the batteries of my 20+ year old iPods. A classic gen 6 and a 3rd gen Nano.

2026-04-09 18:51:43

darthvader42

darthvader42@sueden.social

@jwildeboer Love these stories of people using old hardware.

2026-04-09 18:52:43

DG5DBH

HolgerMBGL@troet.cafe

@jwildeboer my daughter has tested my old iPod Gen 3 yesterday after a very long time - it was still working. I have changed the battery once, I dunno if I change it another time..

2026-04-09 19:00:20

Bryan L. Fordham

Bfordham@infosec.exchange

@jwildeboer man I wish I still had mine.

2026-04-09 19:00:26

Luís Correia

luisfcorreia@mastodon.social

@jwildeboer good luck!

2026-04-09 19:02:53

Fernando M. S. 🇵🇸

fmors@fosstodon.org

@jwildeboer please share more of this experience! Repairing vintage stuff is really cool! 🤩

2026-04-09 19:09:32

Dr. Daniel Hernandez-Velazquez

redravenspirit@fedimedi.com

@jwildeboer Second Fernando's request.
Given the propensity of Apple to "seal" things it must be an interesting ride to change the batteries of ipods (and I have a couple that at least one of them the battery is no longer in good condition)

2026-04-09 19:18:37

an interesting bean :flow:

timmy@goblin.camp

@jwildeboer oh yay, the two worst ones to open

2026-04-09 19:24:56

alerich

alerich@norden.social

@jwildeboer I got a Nano here. Is there a nice tool to copy (& convert) my flac files onto it?

2026-04-09 19:42:24

Michel Patrice

MichelPatrice@jasette.facil.services

@jwildeboer

Good lock with the battery. If you have a old iPod working, that's very nice.

You might be interested in this : https://www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara A kind of open source (non apple) iPod.

I stumbled upon this while looking for an #opensource printer.

#maker

2026-04-09 19:44:39

Michel Patrice

MichelPatrice@jasette.facil.services

@jwildeboer

« In the era of consumerism, repairing is an act of rebellion. »

2026-04-09 20:24:50

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net

After a lot of prying and swearing, the iPod nano 3G is now open and ready for a new battery.

The iPod nano 3G is open. And as expected, it has a bloated battery. But that can be fixed. It is still working, so a new battery should bring it back.

2026-04-09 20:36:33

Simon Jaeger

simon@procrastodon.net

@jwildeboer Do you use Rockbox on those, or do you have a way to work with the old library format? I've contemplated getting an iPod or something that can run Rockbox well. Good luck with the repairs.

2026-04-09 21:17:23

Danie van der Merwe

danie10@mastodon.social

@jwildeboer my
iPod Classic 5th generation music player was still working fine in 2017 - I'd flashed the retro cassette theme on Rockbox firmware on my mine — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyYHYCNk9IM. These were really quality devices. Hope it lasts as long as my HP41CV has!

2026-04-09 21:28:22

Rainer Burkhardt

rainer_p@im.allmendenetz.de

@Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:
Very nice and retro. I must admit I failed at using the Koss Porta Pro.