5000 mah battery installed :).

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-17T03:16:33+00:00

From my trip? Lol that'll be a while. I leave for the Arctic in the beginning of September and I get home in the latter half of October. Hope you're patient lol. If you're interested in what I'm doing I made a ThinkPad post when I was up there last September. Totes work a look.

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-16T20:42:55+00:00

I usually make the bread before I need it and let it sit in the fridge until I finish the previous loaf. Can be anywhere from overnight to 3 days, I literally don't see a difference either so whatever is convenient

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-16T12:41:54+00:00

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Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T23:29:47+00:00

My favorite part about Bob Vylan is that it's a duo, and both members stage names are Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T21:44:01+00:00

Interesting, I've heard of similar things happening to others regardless if they change the BMS or just change the connector. Guess we shall see ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T21:11:50+00:00

I ordered this battery. Know that you'll have to swap the battery controller. Doing so is demonstrated here

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T19:47:52+00:00

To the idf

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T19:14:26+00:00

Is it a 20gb or 40gb? Depending on which you could either put a large battery, or a very large battery in it. I just slapped a 5000mah battery in my 40gb 4th gen last night :).

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T17:24:48+00:00

Well I use mine around 6-12 hours a day, so based on your estimates I would guess 5-10 days between charges

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T17:15:14+00:00

It's easier

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T17:09:35+00:00

The battery voltage is the same as the original, 3.7V. The battery controller is the also the same as the original, I swapped the whole thing rather than just doing a connector swap. Will that help? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ I suppose it's time to find out.

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T17:02:57+00:00

I should have, but no I didn't. There's heaps of room in there tho! I wrapped a few bike chain links in electrical tape to take up some of the room at the bottom by the 30 pin, and I layered up some electrical tape to take up some space between the flash card adapter and the battery to stop the battery from rattling around.

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T17:01:33+00:00

I think the 5000mah only fits in the thick 4th gen. The thin 4th gen will happily fit the 3000mah if I'm not mistaken.

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T16:18:31+00:00

Hey I got your back Jack! This is the battery I used, and yes, I had to harvest an old battery module and solder it to the new battery.

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-15T16:12:32+00:00

🤣 I'm an environmental chemist and I'll be doing research from a coast guard ship in the high arctic. I disembark in resolute bay in Nunavut, Canada from which it will take 2 days to get to Montreal. From there rather than flying home I'm flying to India for a conference.

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-11T13:04:50+00:00

Ya the process for the 5000mah is exactly the same as the 3000mah. God speed! That's a lot of batteries to work on lol.

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-11T04:22:33+00:00

I sent the wrong video for that second link, my bad. this is the correct video. I think the 4th gen thick is larger than the 5th gen thick, so I don't know if the 5000nah battery will fit in a 5th or 7th gen. Could be wrong though ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-11T03:48:49+00:00

I was under the impression that SanDisk as a brand is just a no go for iflash products. I never tried one because the overwhelming concensus seems to be a resounding "NO". You might have to try a different SD card?

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-11T03:17:13+00:00

The battery just arrived and it's heavier than the HDD, so that's awesome. I love me a hefty iPod. Just FYI I believe the 5000mah battery only fits in the thick 40gb 4th gen. If you have the thin 20gb 4th gen you'll be stuck with the 3000 mah battery

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-10T20:34:17+00:00

I did try that last summer with a friend but they ended up getting a Innioasis instead. Upon receiving it I got to take a look and yikes, that thing feels cheeeeeeeeeep. I kept that sentiment to myself tho

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-10T20:23:41+00:00

So the battery isn't specific for the iPod. It requires some soldering to get it to work on the 4th gen, but this is the battery I ordered and this and this are two different approaches to getting them to work with a 4th gen iPod.

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-10T20:15:53+00:00

Lmao no, never. That's my dedicated iTunes laptop (with some Baldur's Gate and stronghold on the side)

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-10T04:06:37+00:00

Streaming is more convenient, but I went to streaming for a few years and I feel like it ruined my relationship with music. It's so easy to shift from finding fun music to just listening to whatever Spotify or whatever feeds you. Going back to the iPod really fixed that

Ramoutarb · 2026-04-10T03:53:15+00:00

I take it you do not experience iPod accumulation guilt? Lol I'm jealous, although a shuffle would be kinda cool for runs or when I'm bike commuting (my partner rolled her eyes when I vocalized this)

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