rslitman
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Summary:
iPod Classic bought October 11, 2008. It won't charge now. Do I need to send/take it somewhere for a new battery?
If this has been answered elsewhere, please feel free to direct me there.
Background information:
Battery became low several days ago, so I hooked it up to the USB cord to charge. (Not original Apple cord; threw that one away by mistake on March 20, 2010; went to Radio Shack to get new one; missed former Saturday closing time of 8:00 p.m. by 5 minutes; went to Target; had to buy "off brand", but it had worked well for me up until now; ironically, my neighborhood Radio Shack now closes at 9:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and I found out too late that the Radio Shack across the street from Target was open until 9:00 on Saturdays back then.)
iPod still wasn't charged in time period in which it usually charges. I was getting a message something like, "Low battery, please charge."
I thought maybe it was that off-brand charger, so I decided to try my car charger, which I think is either an Apple brand or made expressly for iPod. Still the same result. This was the first time in several months that I had tried my iPod with its car charger. Since then, though, using different cords made for them, I had successfully charged my Nook eBook reader and a smartphone (not an iPhone).
Could my iPod USB cord and car charger both have gone defective at once? Or is either the battery or the iPod dead?
I seem to recall learning when I bought the iPod that the battery will eventually die, and I can't replace it myself. If it is indeed dead now, how do I get the replacement? No Apple store in the untrendy suburb where I live. I think there may be ones in the trendier suburbs of King of Prussia and Cherry Hill. Or do I have to send it somewhere. I am Postal/shipping-challenged. If something can't be sent in a small envelope with a 1st class postage stamp, I am totally at a loss as to how to send it.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me on this.
iPod Classic bought October 11, 2008. It won't charge now. Do I need to send/take it somewhere for a new battery?
If this has been answered elsewhere, please feel free to direct me there.
Background information:
Battery became low several days ago, so I hooked it up to the USB cord to charge. (Not original Apple cord; threw that one away by mistake on March 20, 2010; went to Radio Shack to get new one; missed former Saturday closing time of 8:00 p.m. by 5 minutes; went to Target; had to buy "off brand", but it had worked well for me up until now; ironically, my neighborhood Radio Shack now closes at 9:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and I found out too late that the Radio Shack across the street from Target was open until 9:00 on Saturdays back then.)
iPod still wasn't charged in time period in which it usually charges. I was getting a message something like, "Low battery, please charge."
I thought maybe it was that off-brand charger, so I decided to try my car charger, which I think is either an Apple brand or made expressly for iPod. Still the same result. This was the first time in several months that I had tried my iPod with its car charger. Since then, though, using different cords made for them, I had successfully charged my Nook eBook reader and a smartphone (not an iPhone).
Could my iPod USB cord and car charger both have gone defective at once? Or is either the battery or the iPod dead?
I seem to recall learning when I bought the iPod that the battery will eventually die, and I can't replace it myself. If it is indeed dead now, how do I get the replacement? No Apple store in the untrendy suburb where I live. I think there may be ones in the trendier suburbs of King of Prussia and Cherry Hill. Or do I have to send it somewhere. I am Postal/shipping-challenged. If something can't be sent in a small envelope with a 1st class postage stamp, I am totally at a loss as to how to send it.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me on this.