Ipod Issues?

Question

Sometimes when i leave my ipod turned off for a few days with a full battery When i turn it back on it is dead.. do i need a new battery or something?

Answer 1

replace the battery

or maybe somebody uses it while ur away

coz it cant happen

FULL->'0'

Answer 2

If you have it in any sort of case, it's possible that the case is pressing against the scroll-wheel just enough to activate it (I've noticed this happen with my iPod when I'm driving, as the screen will suddenly light up for no apparent reason). To prevent this, always lock the controls when you've just got it sitting around and not plugged in. Otherwise, keep it on a charger when it's not in use. Except for the odd possibility of damage due to lightning or power surges on a non protected outlet, there's no harm in doing so. iPods use Lithium-Ion batteries, which generally fail due to age-related internal corrosion long before they would due to charge cycles (unless you're completely depleting a full charge multiple times a day). Also, overcharged Li-Ion batteries tend to explode, so the iPod firmware includes charge management software to prevent that from ever happening, at which point it will only draw enough current to supply active functions like the screen (which is always on when charging) or any music that might be playing while it's plugged in.

Now, to help conserve battery life, here are a few steps you can take:

1. Set up one playlist that has nothing assigned to it. Sync your iPod and have iTunes add that one empty playlist and remove everything else, including music, playlists, videos, podcasts, photos, etc. Once it's done emptying everything off your iPod, reverse the process to add everything back in. This is especially helpful on hard-drive based iPods like the G5 Video, as regular shuffling of files on and off of your iPod will eventually result in many of them becoming quite fragmented, and it's very taxing on the battery for the hard-drive to have to jump around and find all of these fragments in quick succession. This is one of the two most helpful things you can do regarding charge life.

2. Make sure your backlight timer is set to Always Off or to a 2 second delay, but no longer. The backlight is the other one of the two greatest wastes of juice on the iPod.

3. In addition to setting the timer, if you're running iTunes 7 and have the latest firmware installed on your iPod, you should have an option available for adjusting the backlight intensity. Take it as low as is still comfortable for you to view. You don't need to be signalling people in orbit with it, so don't waste battery power on it that would be more useful for something else.

4. Turn the volume down. Maybe even set the volume limit lock. In addition to being the third largest drain on the battery, running it at max volume will irreversibly damage your hearing. If you're having problems with some albums being too quiet, download MP3Gain and the companion AACGain programs (they're free) and use them to match the volume levels of your various albums.

5. But most of all, plug it into a wall-charger when you're not using it. Seriously. It won't hurt the iPod at all. I religiously keep mine plugged in (and done everything else that I've suggested), and my iPod has not shown any signs of reduced battery life after 14 months, whereas most will do so before hitting the one year mark.

Answer 3

LIKE ALL BATTERY OPERATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT REGARDLESS WHETHER ITS USED OR NOT, THE BATTERY WILL STILL RUN DOWN. YOU SHOULD ONLY CHARGE IT WHEN THE BATTERY INDICATES B/C OVERCHARGING KILLS THE LIFE OF THE BATTERY AND SINCE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF IPODS IS ONLY 18 MONTHS ANYWAYS YOU ARE DOING APPLE A FAVOR. THE CHARGING ISSUE OF OVERCHAGING APPLIES TO CELL PHONE USERS WHO TALK O THE CELL PHONE WHILE ITS ON THE CHARGER. YOUR PHONE WON'T LAST LONG.

Answer 4

keep it on a charger while you're away...get a rechargable batery first though (lol)