Build Your Own iPod Battery

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Posted by michael on Saturday February 28, 2004 @10:10PM from the don't-come-crying-to-us-if-it-explodes dept.

OmniVector writes "With various complaints about the iPod battery's life, and its mere 10-8 hours of charge many of us are left looking for a way to keep the tunes kicking a little longer. Drew Perry has come up with a novel solution which can only run you a few bucks for an extra 10 hours of battery life out of a box of playing cards and a everyday batteries. Not bad for that long car trip where you just don't have a firewire charger handy."

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Sorry, that looks awful by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-28 22:11 · Score: 4, Funny

Why would I cary around such an ugly thing? I'd rather just buy a 2nd iPod.
good luck... by tsunamifirestorm · 2004-02-28 22:12 · Score: 5, Funny

explaining your stack of batteries when it shows up on the x-ray at an airport. ;)
1. Re:good luck... by baryon351 · 2004-02-28 22:27 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  contrary to popular belief, batteries do not look like explosive devices.
  
  Excellent! I'll make an explosive device that looks like a battery then.
  
  Foolproof!
2. Re:good luck... by mabinogi · 2004-02-28 22:45 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  yes..but the most common component in homemade explosives is.......explosive material.
  which there wont be any of...
  so there wont be a problem.
  
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3. Re:good luck... by easter1916 · 2004-02-28 23:18 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  An explosive device that looks like a battery? Brilliant! BRILLIANT!
4. Re:good luck... by TheRaven64 · 2004-02-28 23:56 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I'll make an explosive device that looks like a battery then.
  Do you work for Nokia, by any chance?
  
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5. Re:good luck... by shepd · 2004-02-29 07:07 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  >Zalmiak is ammonium chloride so it's made of ammonia and chlorine which are hazardous chemicals.
  
  Dear Lord! We use that stuff to tin our soldering irons in North America. You guys *eat* that stuff?
  
  And people wonder why we call you guys strange... :-)
  
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advantages by tsunamifirestorm · 2004-02-28 22:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Advantages
Not compatible with iPod mini.
straight quote.
Off-topic: Who said anything about dissection? by torpor · 2004-02-28 22:17 · Score: 4, Funny

This article is how to build your own Belkin battery pack for cheap.

Naughty naughty, you didn't read the article did you ...

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Infinite battery by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-28 22:19 · Score: 5, Funny

We want solar iPod now!
1. Re:Infinite battery by liloconf · 2004-02-28 22:34 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  You're assuming that because it's a mobile device people actually go outside with it.... you realize this is Slashdot??
Re:How about instead of voiding the warranty.... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-28 22:36 · Score: 3, Funny

belkin = Belkin online price $69.99

homebrew = 10$ for batteries
5$ for connector
133t value of being h4xxor = priceless
Re:How about instead of voiding the warranty.... by sineltor · 2004-02-28 22:40 · Score: 3, Funny

Advantages
- Not compatible with iPod mini.

Sold!

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