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All iPod's come as standard with a non-removable, lithium rechargeable battery. When the battery has been fully charged it can last from 8 to 15 hours of battery life. The battery charge will last about 14 to 28 days without use. The iPod lcd diplay shows the level on the upper-right corner of the screen. You charge your iPod by connecting it to either,

1. Connecting the iPod to an Apple iPod Power Adapter.
2. The high-power USB port of a computer.
   

A full charge takes around four hours, and 80% charge around 1 hour. Newer models like the Nano charge times may vary.

Tips to save battery charge

1. Putting your iPod on HOLD will help keep your iPod from turning itself on and wasting battery life. This can happen if an iPod is tossed in a bag. It's also a good idea to keep your iPod turned off when not using it. It stops your iPod hard drive from spinning, and will generally make it last a bit longer.
2. Update to the latest software.
3. Keep iPod at room temperature.
4. Do not charge iPod while it is in a carrying case or cover.
5. Pause iPod when unattended.
6. Backlighting uses a lot of battery power. If you are not using the backlighting, turn it off.
7. Turning off the Equalizer will extend your battery life.
8. Avoid changing tracks, again this uses up you battery life.
9. Use compressed songs, the larger the music file the more battery power it uses.
   

If you do develop problems with your battery Apple has an official battery replacement program. In this US this costs around for $59. The will be required to send in your iPod. If you live in the US you can contact Apple on US: 1-800-APL-CARE. The reason why you need to send your iPod to Apple for repairs is because the iPod's case is not designed to be opened. In this respect your iPod is not like your PC. Your iPod does come with warranty for one year. And it does cover the battery. Plenty of retailers also offer inexpensive extended warranty coverage for the iPod.

Problems with the iPod's battery has been a major concern to many iPod owners. It even led some people to believe the batteries only last for around 18 months. Because Lithium ion batteries are generally only good for 300 to 500 charge/discharge cycles many experts believe this to be the cause. But Apple assure customers the batteries should last much longer, and battery failures are caused by certain customers' usage patterns. This has caused the occational battery to degrade, or fail, sooner than others. It is however true that lithium ion batteries degrade overtime. But this process should be a slow degradation which will not affect, or be noticed by, most users. It will most likely only be noticed by heavy users, and similar lithium ion batteries used in laptops and mobile phones degrade just the same, this is not unique to the iPod.

Typically the various iPod's use these batteries,

• 1G and 2G iPods use a Sony UP325385 A4H 3.7V 1230mAh lithium ion polymer battery.
• 3G use ("dockable") iPods use a 3.7V 850mAh lithium ion battery.
• iPod mini uses a Sanyo EC003 lithium ion battery.

If your battery does fail dont worry about losing all your files and photos. The iPod stores all of its music on a hard disk. So even when the battery fails or is drained completely, the hard disk will remain intact. And if you have a iTunes music library on your computer you can quickly transfer you songs back onto you iPod..