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Replace the Battery in Your Nike+ Receiver On the Cheap
Posted by Adam Pash at 9:00 AM on July 28, 2008
DIY web site Instructables demonstrates how to replace a dead battery in a Nike+ iPod receiver in just a few minutes for under $5. When I highlighted the best tech tools to get in shape, I sang the praises of the Nike+ iPod sport kit. But Apple says a whole new sensor is required when the battery dies in the $30 device, so the 10 minutes and $4 battery required for this little DIY seems worth the effort if and when your battery takes the long sleep.
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dogcow
Posted 12:41 PM 28/7/08
@Pash91:
Bullshit. Apple doesn't claim you need a whole new remote is required if the battery dies:
[support.apple.com]
dogcow
Pash91
Posted 11:41 AM 28/7/08
They say the same thing about the remote, but if you push that little thing on the bottom, you can replace the battery
Pash91
madscientist01
Posted 11:28 AM 28/7/08
if you get the new nike+ sportband, you don't even need an ipod anymore to keep track of your running!
madscientist01
yourpassenger
Posted 10:56 AM 28/7/08
The Nike+ thng should work with all ipod models!
yourpassenger
icecreamman
Posted 10:47 AM 28/7/08
Foiled is right. Any electronic device that costs this much shouldn't be disposable in my opinion.
The only thing worse than this is the rechargeable bluetooth headset, which become useless after two or three years.
icecreamman
bluegene
Posted 9:55 AM 28/7/08
And another one of Apple's malevolent plans are foiled again!
bluegene
gravitus
Posted 3:38 PM 28/7/08
@dogcow:
RAWR.
FANFREAKNTASTIC.
gravitus
skylive
Posted 8:02 PM 28/7/08
@pash91:
Did you actually check up on your facts before posting? Please be careful about what you post on the net.
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I agree that not being able to replace the battery in the sports kit is just plain stupid. No athlete will spend the money to keep buying one after another if he knows that the battery is replaceable.
skylive
ironchef
Posted 9:07 PM 28/7/08
a couple of things to know:
Nike sells replacement units at $19. You don't need to buy the full unit at $29.
[store.apple.com]
You can power down the unit when you are not running by holding down the switch for 4 seconds. You can power it up by holding the switch for 1 second. The easiest way to turn it off and on is to use SwitchEasy's Runaway. This will stretch the battery life to several more years.
[switcheasy.com]
available at amazon
[www.amazon.com]
ironchef
JustDoThis
Posted 6:48 AM 29/7/08
Thank you Adam for posting this article... i couldnt find this solution a couple months ago after apple told me "yeah, the battery is dead, you gotta buy a new one" ... so i did,
but now i have two so I am going to buy another nano and see wich leg is faster ;)
JustDoThis
moe52
Posted 8:18 AM 2/8/08
Not bad. I hate the wastefulness of things with non-replaceable batteries.
Step 1 was quite a bit tougher than I expected. The amount of glue probably varies from unit to unit. Hint: Clamp a knife in a vise so that the edge is up and just protruding from the vise by a few mm. Use a rubber mallet to gently tap the Nike module onto the knife edge.
Handheld would be pretty dangerous for modules that are as tightly glued as mine was.
moe52