I opened it and checked the belt and it’s pretty tight. The person I bought it from said he changed the belts fairly recently, but I don’t know if it is the exact belt for this Walkman. I also cleaned off the capstans, pinch rollers, and playback head with 91% isopropyl alcohol and q-tips. I gave the whole device a wipe down with alcohol and q-tips. I am using the Energizer rechargeable lithium AA batteries in it, but tried it with fresh, normal AA batteries and experience the same thing.

I looked at the pinch rollers and they seem ok, but may need replacing. They are fairly matte and slightly tacky, but do look a little dry. The capstans don’t spin freely/by hand, as I saw that may be an issue if they do.

I also saw something about adjusting the azimuth screw to the left of the tape head, but I’m not sure.

⟐ Commented July 16, 2026 at 0:36 MST

• The iPod has a new battery.
• I had the same issue on different PCs with different cables.
• I tried cleaning the connector with isopropanol.
  

On the logic board of an iPod Nano 7th generation, I damaged two solder pad areas marked in my diagram.

One area is inside a black circle where the solder pad is completely lifted or missing. I don’t know where this pad originally connects, and I’m not sure how to properly restore the connection since there is no usable copper left in that spot.

Another area is inside a red circle, which is also damaged but I already ran a repair there.

There is also a yellow circle where I ran a thin copper wire, and that one is the only point I connected to the battery line.

Right now my main issue is the black circled area. I don’t know the correct point on the board to jump it to, or how to trace it properly when the pad is completely gone.

Has anyone repaired something like this before? What is the safest way to find the correct alternate connection point and rebuild that line without risking instability or damaging the board further?

Stuck on a iPod Classic 7th Gen with iFlash Quad build. Would appreciate any help.

Setup:

- iPod Classic 7th Gen

- iFlash Quad

- 256GB + 512GB Samsung EVO Select MicroSD cards (both on confirmed compatibility list)

- New 3600mah battery

Background:

PC crashed and soft locked during first restore attempt. Powered down computer, disconnected the iPod and rebooted. After that the iPod wouldn't boot — stuck asking to restore. I have manual and auto tested the iPod through diagnostic mode. All internals and hardware are recognised by the system and functional.

What I've tried:

- Reseated SD cards - ipod identifies all 768GB, both cards detected.

- Completed iFlash SDXC prep guide, cards formatted to FAT32.

- Tried restoring on Windows with iTunes 12.13 and 12.8 — restore completes fully, success message shows, iPod reboots to Apple logo then immediately drops back into recovery mode. Loops every time.

- Tried restoring on Mac via Finder — restore froze completely for 5+ hours with zero progress.

Any ideas what's causing the restore loop or the Mac freeze. I suspect it is software issue rather than hardware, but otherwise am lost.

Thanks for taking the time to read! Best wishes :)

Adam

On the logic board of an iPod Nano 7th generation, I damaged two solder pad areas marked in my diagram.

One area is inside a black circle where the solder pad is completely lifted or missing. I don’t know where this pad originally connects, and I’m not sure how to properly restore the connection since there is no usable copper left in that spot.

Another area is inside a red circle, which is also damaged but I already ran a repair there.

There is also a yellow circle where I ran a thin copper wire, and that one is the only point I connected to the battery line.

Right now my main issue is the black circled area. I don’t know the correct point on the board to jump it to, or how to trace it properly when the pad is completely gone.

Has anyone repaired something like this before? What is the safest way to find the correct alternate connection point and rebuild that line without risking instability or damaging the board further?

This one specifically is my weirdest case, No Water Damage, Cracks, or dents. Just a scuffed up 8GB iPod Touch 2nd Gen

The times I powered it up, it had a kernel panic. And with the last time I've done such, it now doesn't want to turn on anymore

My Zaqe M505 pro media player gets hot and will charge slow or not at all.

⟐ Edited June 08, 2026 at 1:04 MST

Can some one provide a picture of main board for Creative zen mozaic ez300 an old mp3 player (I want to repair it for my daughter)

Mb pcb pn is:pd2450 rev 1

I have zen from friend after someone tried to repair it and make thing worse...

It's old I know ...

Missing element is L200

⟐ Edited June 06, 2026 at 8:05 MST

It’s the spring loaded type. Press the lid down and the latch engages to hold the lid closed.

(Once closed) press the lid down and the latch releases.

BAT+ terminal on the CPU came off. Repair guy messed up. Analyze the photos. The image that contains a blue wire attached to the CPU is the current pavement but still not working properly or at all. What needs to happen from that point in order to restore function?

⟐ Commented May 28, 2026 at 15:57 MST

⟐ Edited by author May 23, 2026 at 10:29 MST

⟐ Commented May 07, 2026 at 7:13 MST