I need to run jumpers from the missing solder pads for the battery connection but I’m unsure to what points.

Can someone with knowledge please advise?

Images below from microscope.

Help is greatly appreciated.

⟐ Answered Temmuz 02, 2026 at 11:45 GMT-7

I accidentally damaged the original battery pad (red circle) and also damaged the small gold via/test point (black circle). To repair the battery connection, I ran a thin copper jumper wire from the yellow circled point, which appears to be a good battery trace/pad, to the damaged battery pad area.

The iPod powers on, but it doesn’t seem to hold a charge properly. I tried charging it, but the battery either doesn’t charge or doesn’t retain the charge.

My questions are:

• Does my jumper repair from the yellow point to the original battery pad look correct?
• Could the damaged gold via/test point in the black circle be part of the charging or battery sensing circuit?
• Is there a way to determine where that damaged via originally connected?
• Has anyone repaired this area on an iPod Nano 7th gen before and knows the correct fix?

ALSO HOW CAN I FIX THAT YELLOW DOT IN THE BLACK CIRCLE

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I’ve attached photos of the damage and my repair attempt. Thanks!

This is the actual logic board

⟐ Answered Temmuz 02, 2026 at 0:14 GMT-7

hi, I’m trying to fix three iPods nano 7th generation. I damaged their charging pods in some of them. I don’t know what do I need to do, I’m good at soldering and have a microscope but don’t know what are the next steps. Any help will be highly appreciated it, please take a look at the pictures, it shows the three ipods being affected. Thanks in advance.

⟐ Commented Haziran 17, 2026 at 8:21 GMT-7

This picture is from another unit, but the missing pad on my board is located in the red circle. Please let me know where I should trace or reconnect it.

Thanks.

⟐ Commented Haziran 17, 2026 at 7:46 GMT-7

On the logic board of an iPod Nano 7th generation, I damaged two solder pad areas marked in my diagram.

One area is inside a black circle where the solder pad is completely lifted or missing. I don’t know where this pad originally connects, and I’m not sure how to properly restore the connection since there is no usable copper left in that spot.

Another area is inside a red circle, which is also damaged but I already ran a repair there.

There is also a yellow circle where I ran a thin copper wire, and that one is the only point I connected to the battery line.

Right now my main issue is the black circled area. I don’t know the correct point on the board to jump it to, or how to trace it properly when the pad is completely gone.

Has anyone repaired something like this before? What is the safest way to find the correct alternate connection point and rebuild that line without risking instability or damaging the board further?

On the logic board of an iPod Nano 7th generation, I damaged two solder pad areas marked in my diagram.

One area is inside a black circle where the solder pad is completely lifted or missing. I don’t know where this pad originally connects, and I’m not sure how to properly restore the connection since there is no usable copper left in that spot.

Another area is inside a red circle, which is also damaged but I already ran a repair there.

There is also a yellow circle where I ran a thin copper wire, and that one is the only point I connected to the battery line.

Right now my main issue is the black circled area. I don’t know the correct point on the board to jump it to, or how to trace it properly when the pad is completely gone.

Has anyone repaired something like this before? What is the safest way to find the correct alternate connection point and rebuild that line without risking instability or damaging the board further?

⟐ Edited by author Mayıs 23, 2026 at 10:29 GMT-7

Update:

⟐ Commented Aralık 06, 2025 at 7:54 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Mayıs 27, 2025 at 20:01 GMT-7

⟐ Commented Mart 10, 2025 at 19:53 GMT-7

(it doesn't stay at 5% or 25% all of the time just using those numbers as examples)

i just noticed it only glitches after saying connect to power and goes to 20-30% for 30 secs-1 minute

i have had problems with this same device before.

⟐ Commented Ocak 30, 2025 at 15:39 GMT-7

There's basically an imaginary horizontal line in the screen where it assumes I'm not touching it, which locks me out of certain menu items, and forbids me from scrolling with too big finger motions. Is there any chance I can solve this without replacing the digitizer?

My "sleep/wake" button is also stuck, but that's the smaller issue

I put my daughter's iPod through the wash, and when discovered let it dry for a day, then tried to see if it would work. It turns on, but there is only a white screen with the apple logo. It's non-responsive and doesn't register on my Mac or iTunes when I plug it in. Is it fixable?

Placing it in rice won't work, as this was a few years ago. I took it to apple and they wanted to charge me $80 which I didn't have at the time. Just wondering if it's worth trying to fix it myself?

Thanks

⟐ Answered Ocak 14, 2025 at 13:41 GMT-7

I initially thought the problem was with the video file itself, but when I connected my iPod nano 7 to my computer via iTunes and played the video stored on the iPod's internal memory, everything played back perfectly without any noise.

Additionally, when I play music and quickly drag the progress bar, I notice a very brief noise, which is so short that it's almost unnoticeable unless you listen carefully.

The video format details are as follows: H.264, 720 x 576, 30 fps, Baseline. The audio format details are: AAC-LC, 128kbps, 48kHz.

I've checked my headphones and they are working fine. I've also tried restarting my iPod, using different format conversion software, and even importing the video using another computer, but the problem still persists. =(

Currently, my iPod hasn't suffered any severe impacts or water damage, and the battery hasn't been replaced since I bought it.

I suspect the issue might be due to battery aging, as when charging, it doesn't show the charging process animation but directly displays the fully charged state animation (although this could be by design). I can't think of any other reason for this problem. I'm hoping someone can help me resolve this issue. :)

⟐ Answered Aralık 01, 2024 at 6:09 GMT-7

⟐ Answered Ekim 10, 2024 at 10:58 GMT-7