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iPod 4th Generation or Photo: Battery not charging or moving. Keep getting contact apple

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:50:34 -0700

I pod 20 GB Serial JQ450CNTPS9. Model a1059- EMC 1995. Rated 5-30 VDC. 1.oA max.. Keep getting contact apple...plugged into my computer battery not charging only showing about 1/5 of black. Nothing moving..Is it the battery....

. These are pics. Hope it works??

⟐ Commented April 05, 2026 at 7:50 MST

iPod Nano: What plug does the iPod nano use

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:23:37 -0700

I have a iPod nano I need to charge it to find out what generation it is What plug do I use to charge it

⟐ Answer edited April 05, 2026 at 7:23 MST

iPod 1st Generation: 3rd generation A1040 15GB Battery

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:18:21 -0700

Hi there, do you have a battery for a 3rd generation A1040 15GB ipod please?

⟐ Answered April 03, 2026 at 22:18 MST

iPod Touch 4th Generation: Slide does not wotk. Cannot unlock

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:11:36 -0700

The slide does not work. I cannot unlock. Is there another way to unlock?

⟐ Answered April 03, 2026 at 22:11 MST

Sony Radio CD player and cassette player CFD-S05: Extremely low volume on all settings

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:53:55 -0700

When I start the CD player or radio the volume ist almost inaudibly low. It doesn't increase with setting for volume.
It's a Sony CFD-S05 model casette, cd and radio.

⟐ Commented April 03, 2026 at 13:53 MST

jensen scr-75 cassete player: It plays cassetes a tad too slow

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:05:47 -0700

Why does it play cassetes a tad too slow

Sony CFS-204 Radio Cassette-Corder: Why wont cassettes player won't play

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:11:06 -0700

Why can't I get cassette to play tried so many just won't play

⟐ Answer edited March 30, 2026 at 19:11 MST

iPod Classic 7th Generation: Why is my iPod not increasing battery while charging but still works?

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:23:27 -0700

Hi, I bought an iPod Classic 7, I noticed while charging my iPod it didn't increase in battery after leaving it on charging for several hours with a 3rd party cable that came with it. I tried several 5v bricks and even my computer but the battery would just stay the same. I plugged it out and watched it drain in about 3-4 hours playing songs before the 'please charge your ipod' I connected it to charging and it showed that boot up screen instantly, showed that it's charging but the battery indicator is not increasing. The person I got it from said that it was a new battery. I was also able to sync 600 songs with the same 3rd party cable in under 3 minutes.

⟐ Commented March 29, 2026 at 17:23 MST

iPod Nano 3rd Generation: Spotify on an old iPod?

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:57:29 -0700

Is there a way of any sort to have access to Spotify on an iPod Nano 3rd gen (A1236)?

I think the major problem would be to have it connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Maybe a possible solution is to make the iPod be a piggyback of a mobile phone where you have Spotify, but idk.

Problem is Spotify won’t let you sync your iPod when you connect it to your pc so there’s no way to download your entire Spotify library to your iPod.

I found there are some programs that claim to be able to do it, but they have two major problems:

1 - you have to select each song and drag it onto the program;

2 - they are quite expensive (30-40$) whereas most iPod mods can be done with less expense.

Big thanks to anyone who’ll answer!

⟐ Answered March 29, 2026 at 9:57 MST

Microsoft Zune 30 GB: Zune goes to a light grey screen after Zune logo when booting

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:39:29 -0700

So my dad found has other old Zune and it’s works and I just restarted it and it went to a grey screen after the Zune logo I don’t here any hard drive falling sounds is it a software glitch? And I promised my brother to not open it up

⟐ Commented March 28, 2026 at 15:39 MST

general eletric stereo cassete player model 35463a: It plays too slow and it is a little muffled

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:59:26 -0700

It’s super slow and muffled and it was working 10 minutes ago what happened

⟐ Commented March 27, 2026 at 9:59 MST

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Device drawing too much power but not charging

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:49:22 -0700

Got a used ipod at the thrift a while back, and when I got it, it would charge fine but not sync to the computer.

I found out that the charge port had bent pins at the data transfer outs. I had someone help me to replace it and the ipod worked fine for about a month, even the battery it came with was holding a charge for a long time.

Now out of nowhere it won't charge anymore. Neither on Wall or Computer USB. When I connect it to my PC, I get a windows notification saying that there was a power surge at the port because the device is drawing too much power and telling me to disconnect it immediately.

I tested different cables and even replaced the battery with a new one. So I can safely rule out those two things.

I can't imagine it being the charge port again since I just replaced it, unless the soldering wasn't perfect and something became disconnected.

What could the problem be? And what components could I test for voltage on the logic board to see where the problem could be, starting from the pins on the charge port? There are no schematics available I think so I don't know where the electricity runs through. I know there is like a fuse and an IC for controlling the flow but I'm also not sure which one it is.

⟐ Answered March 27, 2026 at 9:49 MST

Whisker mp3 player te: Can’t get passed the boot up screen

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:01:46 -0700

I can’t get it too get past the whisker logo on the boot up screen

what do I do?

⟐ Commented March 26, 2026 at 8:01 MST

iPod Nano 2nd Generation: Possible to swap storage drive?

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:32:46 -0700

After using it for 20 years and putting weird Rockbox - related stuff on it my iPod nano 2's drive is now completely broken. It became a RAW drive a while ago and now my computer can't even format it. I'd like to swap a new storage chip onto the Nano 2 but I have no idea what kind I should buy and the max storage it would support. Can anyone confirm what kind of chip I should buy and the largest amount of storage it would support? thanks in advance🤓

⟐ Commented March 25, 2026 at 0:32 MST

iPod Classic 7th Generation: iPod 7 gen not playing

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:17:22 -0700

Ipod apple logo appears but doesn't display menu or song list. does say from time to time connect to iTunes to restart but doesn't work

⟐ Answered March 24, 2026 at 15:17 MST

iPod Classic 7th Generation: Why does my iPod turn off when I play music? Its fully charged

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:12:08 -0700

Why does my ipod turn off when i start playing music? Its fully charged

⟐ Answered March 24, 2026 at 15:12 MST

MP3 Player: Broken usb-c port on a mp3 player

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:04:02 -0700

The usb-c port on my mp3 player detached from the motherboard, and I can't solder for jack, Idont have the tools nor the knowledge, and idont wanna pay 50 up to get it repaired. So Iwant to buy an external battery. Would I haveto solder oneon? And what kind of battery can I use? This is the mp3 player. Any advice at all?

⟐ Answered March 24, 2026 at 11:04 MST

MP3 Player: My MP3 player won't turn on once I remove the charger.

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:15:10 -0700

I can listen to my Sylvania SMP2200 2GB MP3 Player when it is charging, but once it unplug it it stops and the light won't turn on. I know it has to be fully charged to play, but it was charging all night. Any tips?

⟐ Answered March 24, 2026 at 9:15 MST

iPod Touch 7th Generation: Can I use the iPod 6th gen battery on the iPod 7th gen?

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:11:27 -0700

can i buy and install an ipod touch 6th gen battery on the ipod touch 7th gen??

⟐ Commented March 23, 2026 at 11:11 MST

iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod won't charge

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:57:31 -0700

I bought a used Ipod Classic 5 about two months ago. The seller put a new battery in as well. I have been using it fine for about two months now. Charging via wall and/or computer worked fine. I haven't used it for about two weeks now and the last time I used it I did until the battery was completely drained.

I went to charge it on my wall outlet now and it wouldn't show any signs of life.
I waited a good 2 hours and still nothing happened.
Whenever I tried turning it on, it would just show the apple logo for a brief second and then shut off again.

Something weird to note is that after nothing happening via wall charge I tried charging it on my computer and when I plugged it in I got a windows notification for a USB power surge, telling me to immediately remove the device from USB because it was drawing too much power.

What could be happening? And how do I fix it?

⟐ Commented March 19, 2026 at 18:57 MST