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Gigabeat F replacement battery

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jac0b:
I have made the how-to.

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GigabeatBatteryUpgrade

Mad Cow:
Very nice, but I use the 4G battery heatshrink instead of the gigabeat one. I find it fits better. You should also add your battery bench to the gigabeat runtime wiki page. I will when I get mine done.

scharkalvin:
Why bother opening up both batteries to swap out the wires and connectors?
Wouldn't it be easier to just snip of the connector from the ipod battery and solder the
wire with connector from the old gigabeat battery to the wires of the new ipod battery
(covering the joints with heat shrink tubing)?  If the extra wire length isn't a problem under the covers this way you don't have to open up the batteries, just change out
the connector / wires.

Mad Cow:

--- Quote from: scharkalvin on October 17, 2007, 10:39:12 AM ---Why bother opening up both batteries to swap out the wires and connectors?
Wouldn't it be easier to just snip of the connector from the ipod battery and solder the
wire with connector from the old gigabeat battery to the wires of the new ipod battery
(covering the joints with heat shrink tubing)?  If the extra wire length isn't a problem under the covers this way you don't have to open up the batteries, just change out
the connector / wires.

--- End quote ---

You cold do that, but they way we do it looks more professional, and there really isn't much room for a longer wire beside the battery, even the ipod wire itself is a bit long. It would also be ahrder to get a good, small solder joint your way.

jac0b:
Added my info to the battery runtime wiki.

MadCow,

I cut my iPod heat shrink with a razor knife so it was not usable anymore. Also I think it looks pretty good with the gigabeat heat shrink  ;D.

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