I managed to install my replacement iPod battery today! The original one (from when I bought the player around 2005) died a little over a year ago. iPod cases can be pried apart, but both plastic tools that were provided with the battery were too flimsy and broke. (Incredibly, the battery didn't come with ANY instructions.) I didn't care that much about scratching the sides, so I just used a screwdriver. The battery connection itself was pretty straightforward. I found helpful this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h53otOBTsI and this webpage: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/how-to-tech/how-to-replace-ipod-battery2.htm.
Problem 1: This one tiny screw (maybe 2mm long) broke off and disappeared. The iPod thus came apart slightly TOO much, and the middle button of the scroll-wheel (which is just a plastic circle) fell out from way inside. So, that required taking out two more such screws with a tiny screwdriver I luckily had. I also lost one of those additional two screws and had to lift up some finicky stuff, but I did get the plastic button back in there!
Problem 2: The secondary power connector (hooked up to the area of the LCD screen) came off, but I eventually figured out how to reattach it. (Also tiny!)
Aftermath: In addition to the two missing tiny screws, I ended up with two smallish plastic thingies that were probably supposed to hold the edges of the hard drive, but I couldn't figure out where they went and left them out. So, basically, I didn't mangle it too badly, and it seems to be working!
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