Comments on: How not to fix an iPod shuffle

By: shuaibqayum

shuaibqayum — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:24:55 +0000

oh no!! got mine fixed from a company i googled.. i think it was called http://www.ipodsfixed4u.com – give them a try!

By: stereomanicq

stereomanicq — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:49:40 +0000

i’m already crying. what a waste of “good” hardware.

By: chirag parmar

chirag parmar — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:25:09 +0000

i have one ipod of apple and my ipod is no work porperly so please tell me that at which he service station is there in gujarat in india ok

By: jerry

jerry — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:33:40 +0000

capacitor do not burst into flames they may spark if shorted out. Electrolytic capacitors can explode but all they do is spray a toothpaste like substance every where. I have a hard time believing that the sparks caused by any cap in an iPod could cause something to catch fire.

this is BS

By: iPod » Blog Archive » iPod shuffle catching fire (how not to fix an ipod)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:08:29 +0000

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By: egg yolk

egg yolk — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:19:49 +0000

was his ipod on whn he did this?

By: kyle

kyle — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:31:40 +0000

This is so fake……..dont believe it…………….. BS

By: kyle

kyle — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:31:03 +0000

this is fake and no one should believe it…….. BS

By: Herzengel

Herzengel — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:57:24 +0000

Awesome! Very funny.

By: nanipo

nanipo — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:34:37 +0000

T____T how sad!!!

By: Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Capacitor | Swirling Miasma

Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Capacitor | Swirling Miasma — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:49:43 +0000

[...] who zapped themselves but good by taking apart monitors. Here’s one more reason not to do it: iPod Shuffle of Doom! “…[He] must have hit a small capacitor and I found him running around the room swearing and [...]

By: Lebron N

Lebron N — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:27:33 +0000

That’s funny the guy must be embarrassed

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:41:49 +0000

He must have shorted something with his knife, the only way to discharge it would be to leave it on and let it run, but having said that apple didn’t make it to be opened.. it wont be a capacitor, i dont know any capacitor that can fit inside an ipod that can blow can cause enough heat to melt the case like that. however when he pluged into the laptop on a shorted shuffle, lucky it was only the ipod that was on fire. I hope nothing got in his eyes

By: natalie

natalie — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:56:19 +0000

did ur freind got hurt , did she burn her face something like that

By: Rita

Rita — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:54:03 +0000

James the wonderhubby (and electronics technician/engineer) says it was likely the battery that he hit. Nasty though. I’ll keep my daughter’s knives and her iPod from playing together.

By: Byte of the Apple

Byte of the Apple — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:35:40 +0000

iPod Shuffle? Meet Manhattan Traffic…

I don’t know how or why the tradition of posting pictures of severely damaged personal electronics began. Here’s an example, and another, and still another. So with this odd tradition in mind, I thought I’d post these pictures of a……

By: crazy

crazy — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:36:14 +0000

WTF is the guy a layman he doesnt even know how to describe the ipod circuitry “For a USB plug it has a remarkable amount of stuff on it.” he shud go to a technical school first

By: skami

skami — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:29:48 +0000

this is stupid i still can;t found out how to fix my shuffle!!! the head phone socket is bust and i need to get in at the top!!!!

i would like to do this exact same thing to mine i think i might and post u some more pictures!! hahahaha

By: let it go

let it go — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:35:01 +0000

look like your ipod battery has born down. i am working in ipod maybe i can fix it.

By: John

John — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:19:57 +0000

wtf if ur trying to carefuly open an ipod why would u stab it?!?

By: Grandes Poches » links for 2006-11-03

Grandes Poches » links for 2006-11-03 — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:23:26 +0000

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By: foroFriki » ¿Como no reparar un iPod?

foroFriki » ¿Como no reparar un iPod? — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:51:04 +0000

[...] Visto en mantissa [...]

By: Frozen Interactive

Frozen Interactive — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:25:42 +0000

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By: Thomas Palmer

Thomas Palmer — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:47:07 +0000

Can I have the USB part to fix my iPod Shuffle? I am fully competent.

By: Apple News » iPod shuffle catching fire (how not to fix an ipod)

Apple News » iPod shuffle catching fire (how not to fix an ipod) — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:35:52 +0000

[...] Story about a guy who tried to fix his iPod shuffle and it ended up with sparks, flames and smoke flying out of it. I’m just surprised how much of the ipod melted. Its made of quite tough plastic. Think he must have got into the battery or something.read more | digg story [...]

By: anh

anh — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:06:34 +0000

OMG.. today i was at my cousins house then after i wanyted to charge my ipod so then i put it in some usb thingy in the harddrive then 2 moinutes later i had to go home then i took out my ipod shuffle from the usb thingy then it was burning hot! and everything melt… er! if you have warranty do you need a reciept???

By: Chuck Penzone

Chuck Penzone — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:31:31 +0000

I just wanted to comment that I had an iPod Shuffle completely die and it was non-responsive in 3 different computers, however, I plugged it into an iPod “USB Power Adapter” and it charged up and came alive again!

By: Harv’s World » Blog Archive » Just When You Thought It Was Safe…

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 14:58:52 +0000

[...] iPod Shuffle wins battle with knife-wielding owner – Engadget links to a blog by Francis “How not to fix an iPod shuffle” in which he describes his friend’s ill-fated attempt to fix his own iPod shuffle. You all know how I feel about all things Apple, and this just takes the cake. The poor guy was just trying to fix his iPod with a kitchen knife, I mean, if you can’t trust the info you find on a website on how to open your supposedly un-openable iPod, well, just who can you trust? Some of the comment’s on Francis’s blog are really funny. [...]

By: Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:08:57 +0000

Hi. The iPod was shorted out by a cabal of Jewish engineers who perfected the science of invisibility and secretly control the entire universe including Burger King, but not McDonalds. They call to me hypersonically from the little holes in the electrical sockets telling me to produce movies about phony messiahs who didn’t really exist. The dead iPod is NOT an example of the Holocaust although their are millions of dead iPods which have been burried in mass graves in Croatia. Hi, sugartits.

By: Blufire

Blufire — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:21:34 +0000

I believe he shorted out the battery with the knife, because the area where the iPod is melted is the size, shape, and location of the shuffle’s battery. If you short a battery, it will dissipate as much power as possible (electrical engineers know P = (V^2)/R, and if R -> 0, P -> infinity). This is the likely cause of the heat and consequent melting. The capacitors in the shuffle are tiny; they couldn’t possibly have stored enough energy to cause that (or any) heat damage. Just thought someone might want a more accurate opinion on what happened.

By: Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:27:53 +0000

You people complaining and dangerously ripping open iPod’s realize you can get a brand spanking new Shuffle for $69?

By: CarbonPipeline » Lithim Ion Batteries

CarbonPipeline » Lithim Ion Batteries — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:13:20 +0000

[...] The other recent battery malfunction comes from a not so tech savi project manager trying to fix his ipod shuffle. In an attempt to open his beloved mp3 player he jabbed it with a metal knife and came a little to close to the battery. He quickly found him self dodging flames and black fumes coming from the ipod suffle. I think the pictures speak for them selves. [...]

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:29:42 +0000

Do any of you out there no where I can have inexpensive repairs (£60 quoted by Apple) done to my daughters ipod shuffle? It could be a ploy for an upgrade but i’d like to try the old-fashioned route of trying to get it fixed first! Thanks

By: El rincon de Chimi

El rincon de Chimi — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:09:49 +0000

[...] Vía | mantissa En chimi.es | iPod shuffle cortocircuitado [...]

By: This is L

This is L — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:26:02 +0000

That wasn’t a capacitor. Capacitors pop, and this only happens when they are electrically mishandled. Lithium-ion batterys explode/burst into flames, and that’s why internal batteries aren’t only stupid, they’re dangerous.

By: jona

jona — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:46:40 +0000

lamao

By: Peff

Peff — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:35:03 +0000

That’s Great

By: Halfblog » Blog Archive » How NOT to fix an iPod shuffle

Halfblog » Blog Archive » How NOT to fix an iPod shuffle — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:53 +0000

[...] A friend of mine has an iPod shuffle … or should I say, DID. Mentioning no names, he decided to hunt out a site to see if he could fix it himself as it was out of warranty. He dived onto Google and found a site all about opening up his ipod.He quickly checks to make sure his iPod is defiantly dead by plugging it into his laptop, looking back probably a bad move, mainly because he got straight into fixing it and didnt let it discharge but we will never fully know .Using a metal knife he started to ease the bottom of the case off… then with a kind of jabbing notion started to hack at it well then he must have hit a small capacitor and I found him running around the room swearing and screaming like a school girl wondering what to do. The iPod basically exploded in his face and caught fire, sparks flying and thick black smoke, and in the end he placed it on an electric fan, which in turn started to turn black from the smoke and heat coming out of the tiny little ipod… I feel there are two morals of the story:1) Apple made the iPod shuffle in a way for it not to be opened… there is a reason for this!2) Project Managers should never think of themselves as Hardware Engineers.:) [...]

By: Gadgets madness! :: Kentucky Fried iPod Shuffle :: June :: 2006

Gadgets madness! :: Kentucky Fried iPod Shuffle :: June :: 2006 — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:51:55 +0000

[...] Francis, a friend of Chris T who blogged about this story, feels there are 2 morals or lessons to be learned from this experience: [...]

By: will langford

will langford — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:03:56 +0000

ops.

By: Goffperu

Goffperu — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:19:00 +0000

Top 10 reasons to stab an iPod shuffle with a knife

1. Wanted a nano
2. Didn’t like the music
3. That is was the DEVIL
4. Was upset when Sweden equalized
5. Wanted to see what would happen
6. It was being worn by his wife’s lover
7. Trying to invent a lawsuit against Apple
8. Microsoft engineer frustrated trying to reverse engineer it
9. It won’t accept his WMA files
10. I thought it had video!

By: RIFCA

RIFCA — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:49:05 +0000

I have done this, but with much more success.

By: Half Day » Burnout!

Half Day » Burnout! — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:14:23 +0000

[...] If you consider opening your beloved Ipod Shuffle, you really should take a look of what it could happen… This what a geek did after reading an article on How to open up your iPod shuffle. He should have read carefully the first part: “Apple did not make it to be opened. The featured on this page did not live to tell its story itself…” [...]

By: ColorOfSakura

ColorOfSakura — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:55:13 +0000

“well then he must have hit a small capacitor”

He stabbed the battery pack. If you looked at the pictures on that site, the battery is in the bottom of the Shuffle. The way the iPod melted and essentially burst into flames, it’s pretty obvious that’s what happened.

By: Antonio

Antonio — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:11:20 +0000

I think that Apple made it so it wouldn’t be opened on purpose. so that there project ideas wouldn’t be stolen by some other company. For example let’s say SanDisk wanted to make a cheaper version of the Apple I-Pod Shuffle, so if they tried to open it, it would blow up in their faces.

I dont know about you guys, but i think that it was smart for the Apple Team to do that.

By: elterrible

elterrible — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:47:27 +0000

Thks I will not try open it.

By: TOTAL DIGITAL - EN BLOG OM DIGITALE DIMSER OG ANDET LIR - BLOGGING ABOUT ANYTHING DIGITAL

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:51:20 +0000

[...] En rigtig iPod-dræber By McWill Do you wonder which gadget is the next iPod killer? Well, a metal knife will do the job, like this dude. [...]

By: PANTS

PANTS — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:35:38 +0000

I had an iPod for about six months, during which time it was dropped often and replaced somewhere around 3 or 4 times. I gave up on that piece of crap…

But last christmas I got a Creative Zen, which has been dropped the same amount, and I’ve had for LONGER than six months, and has NEVER given me any problems.

By: Fabre

Fabre — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:46:52 +0000

It was probably the battery pack that exploded – the reason lots of cheap mobile phone battery packs have been exploding recently is because a chemical reaction occurs when the different layers in the batteries are shorted out (such as by a knife sticking through them).

By: A dude

A dude — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:29:25 +0000

Will serve the man right for buying an i-pod shuffle instead of a much superior product like the mobiblu cubes.

But then people will always be sheep huh

By: iMug.it » Archivio Blog » My Shuffle is on fire

iMug.it » Archivio Blog » My Shuffle is on fire — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:35:47 +0000

[...] Per fortuna non il mio, anche perchè non ne posseggo uno. L’iPod Shuffle di un tale Chris, desideroso di aggiustare da solo il suo apparecchio, non ha ottenuto altro risultato se non quello di vederlo letteralmente avvolto dalle fiamme. Morale della favola? Fate attenzione quando aprite un iPod (oppure non apritelo proprio). [mantissa.net] [...]

By: Living in the Whine Country » How NOT to fix an iPod shuffle

Living in the Whine Country » How NOT to fix an iPod shuffle — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:58:23 +0000

[...] How not to fix an iPod shuffle [...]

By: ZeroZen: Info, tips y trucos para Mac OS X » Cómo NO abrir el iPod Shuffle

ZeroZen: Info, tips y trucos para Mac OS X » Cómo NO abrir el iPod Shuffle — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:25:13 +0000

[...] Apple no fabricó ninguno de sus iPod con la intención de que el usuario final los abriera. Aún así y si la garantía ya no corre uno puede correr el riesgo… claro que a veces se gana y otras se pierde. [...]

By: Red Goat Blog » iPod explosion

Red Goat Blog » iPod explosion — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:23:53 +0000

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By: PeterGun

PeterGun — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:41:17 +0000

Didn’t he listen the “This message will self-destruct in five seconds” ?

By: Bitperbit - Actualidad y Tecnologia hoy » Arreglando un iPod Shuffle por tí mismo

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:08:28 +0000

[...] Cuando uno tiene conexión a Internet y Google de su lado, se siente omnipotente. Se puede ser programador, Matemático, Analista político, periodista y hasta Ingeniero en Sistemas. Pero siendo sinceros, en muchos casos las habilidades no son tan buenas, y eso fue justamente lo que le pasó a este tipo. Intentó abrir un iPod Shuffle, para arreglarlo por si mismo. Siguiendo una guía, echó manos sobre su iPod, pero el resultado no fue el que esperaba. Por cierto, aquí está la guía de cómo NO arreglar un iPod. [...]

By: capagotks

capagotks — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:13:52 +0000

I go to TKS

By: Ooosh

Ooosh — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:35:01 +0000

THAT IS THE FUNNIEST THING I’VE EVER READ/LOOKED IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…FIRE…

By: lantzn

lantzn — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:30:37 +0000

OH GREAT! Now here comes another iPod lawsuit.

By: Mike M

Mike M — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:58:22 +0000

>> he must have stabbed the li-ion battery. there arent any capacitors in there big enough to cook.

By: Electric-Escape.net

Electric-Escape.net — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:27:22 +0000

How not to fix an iPod shuffle…

iPod: 1Knife-wielding owner: 0…

By: Ed Palma

Ed Palma — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:26:51 +0000

Yeah it must have been the battery, not a cap.

Cheers, Ed

By: BlueSparc design, technology news » Blog Archive » iPod Shuffle Wins Battle with Knife-Wielding Owner

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:09:28 +0000

[...] Check out the provided images for the full story. [...]

By: monoclast

monoclast — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:59:35 +0000

one word:

IDIOT.

By: You Really Want to Know?

You Really Want to Know? — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:45:58 +0000

You know it doesnt look like he hit a capacitator but the battery itself…

By: James

James — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:11:09 +0000

The shuffle sucks. I’ve had three die under warranty. One drop of sweat falls on it and gets into the switch and it’s gone. Apple’s lost a ton replacing mine, but when this one dies it’s gone. Unless I buy the $30 iCondom to keep it dry I can’t wear it on my bike or at the gym.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:52:08 +0000

he must have stabbed the li-ion battery. there arent any capacitors in there big enough to cook.

By: squirtle

squirtle — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:33:24 +0000

man, i am really surprised at how much it melted as well. being a tech repair guy, that’s a great wall-hanger!

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:16:36 +0000

Did it fix it though

By: Blogging the Gecko » Blog Archive » iPod Shuffle wins battle with knife-wielding owner

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:12:44 +0000

[...] Filed under: Portable Audio Not that we should really have to remind you of such things, but trying to fix your own gadgets by bludgeoning them with a knife is not only ineffective, it can also result in you swearing and screaming in pain after the capacitor you impaled blows up in your face. [...]

By: methodshop

methodshop — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:10:15 +0000

too bad the shuffle went down in flames. at least it made a good story.

we just blogged about it on methodshop.com: http://www.methodshop.com/2006/06/kentucky-fried-shuffle.shtml

By: sandalian

sandalian — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:57:48 +0000

Ouch, it must be hurt and shock!

By: Vibes Blog | » How not to fix an iPod shuffle

Vibes Blog | » How not to fix an iPod shuffle — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:26:02 +0000

[...] [Via mantissa.net] [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:18:05 +0000

It shows that Mission Impossible operatives no longer receive their instructions on analogue storage…

This ipod will now self destruct in 5 seconds.

By: pheelmore

pheelmore — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:16:31 +0000

wow. I was just about to “fix” mine… it just stopped working. I tried the software update first, thank god.
All props to steve and his “we expect you to buy a new IPod every year”…

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:42:16 +0000

Looks like the poor Doctor got it wrong.
HAHA!

By: English

English — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:34:39 +0000

Owch…

Rule number 1 - Never play with something which ain't broke

Rule number 2 - Even if it is broke don't play with it

Exploding Shuffle…

By: Gadget Venue dot com » Blog Archive » How not to fix an iPod Shuffle

Gadget Venue dot com » Blog Archive » How not to fix an iPod Shuffle — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:02:53 +0000

[...] According to Francis's weblog a friend decided to fix a broken iPod shuffle and it ended up in flames and melting half the case. I have no clue it's it's true or not, but still worth a read and a look at the pics for a good laugh. [...]

By: smue.org:useless stuff

smue.org:useless stuff — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:32:18 +0000

flammender ipod…

wer aus einem ipod shuffle eine fackel fuer dunkle naechte machen moechte, sollte sich mal das howto bei francis’ durchlesen.

achtung: durch diese aktion wird der ipod beschaedigt! nachmachen auf eigene gefahr!

…

By: Tombo

Tombo — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:26:48 +0000

originaly known as “Melting Pod”

By: web design uk

web design uk — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:17:43 +0000

Hahaha! Thats great

By: Maclantic - fréttir » Ekki reyna að laga iPod

Maclantic - fréttir » Ekki reyna að laga iPod — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:19:02 +0000

[...] http://www.mantissa.net/blog Skrifað í flokkinn annað, iPod af Bjöggi | [...]

By: fscklog

fscklog — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:48:46 +0000

Wie man seinen iPod shuffle nicht öffnen sollte…

So sollte man seinen iPod shuffle jedenfalls nicht öffnen: «Using a metal knife he started to ease the bottom of the case off… then with a kind of jabbing notion started to hack at it well then Chris T … I mean “he” must have hit a small capa…

By: blog.bdave.com » Blog Archive » iPod shuffle catching fire (how not to fix an ipod)

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:23:55 +0000

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