Replacement Battery Is Too Large Ipod 3Rd Generation

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Hi everyone, I just bought the 3rd gen battery replacement kit, and the battery seems to be way too long. It won’t fit into the original space unless it is resting on top of the motherboard. Is this normal, because if so, this doesn’t seem safe. Thanks!

Hi @kirathelemon , Did you buy the battery replacement kit from ifixit? If so, contact ifixit (scroll to bottom of page to find Contact link) and tell them about the problem. If not contact the seller and tell them. Looking at the images in the ifixit iPod 3rd Generation Battery Replacement guide, the battery doesn’t appear to be resting on the motherboard

Hi Kira, I just replaced the battery in my 3rd Gen iPod and noticed the same thing, the iFixit battery is a bit larger than the one it replaced (which wasn’t an original either…) In my case it was mostly due to the silver wrapping material not being as tightly wrapped as possible. So with a little pushing it fit. I first routed the cable, then made sure there was no space left between the top of the battery and the little board where the cable connects to. Then I could squeeze the bottom of the battery in. The iPod works perfectly now! Hope that helps!