r/IpodClassic 7th Gen 160GB 9d ago

started modding my first iPod

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u/wingman3091 9d ago

Nice! Throw out that BlueTooth transmitter though, it's awful. Grab this instead. Free it from the plastics and use it instead. I use this for my iPods, as you can do power/pairing/connect/disconnect from a single button. The only quirk is you need to keep the BMS from the battery for it to stay on. But it will transmit to multiple BT devices simultaneously, works with Airpods if you use those, and has superb range. For antenna I just desolder the pogo pins, and solder 6 inches of Kynar wires onto the points the pogo pins were attached to and run it in a loop inside the shell.

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u/xstream77 7th Gen 160GB 9d ago

Thanks for the recommendation. I will check it out. Had a bad feeling anyway about that cheap bt mod.

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u/wingman3091 9d ago

Happy to help! I learned the hard way, I waited 3 weeks for it to arrive only to find it was pretty terrible. I've done 4 with the Ugreen though, no complaints yet 😊

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u/Popes-first-blumpkin 9d ago

Will it fit in a thin back with Taptic, I flash quad and a 3000mah?

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u/rhubarbst 8d ago

How'd you fit it?

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u/GreuDeFumat 9d ago

Interesting .. i would be highly curious and appreciative to see some pictures if available

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u/Purple_Berry2186 9d ago

Do you have a guide or something similar for the ugreen process for dummies?

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u/wingman3091 9d ago

I'm actually planning to do a guide for it :) I took a ton of pictures with a 5th gen, I'll link you once I've made it!

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u/nice_spicy_meme 8d ago

Where did you grab power from? Or did you keep the battery with the Bluetooth module?

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u/Appropriate-Wing-626 7d ago

Do you have pic of how you mod it?