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deSpAiR · 05-09-2008, 06:45 PM

I was trying to change my ipod battery by opening up my ipod, everything was good until i had to unplug the molex connector, the little silver pins soldered onto the connector got broken only 1 of them though. so when i put it together the menu and center button wont work, its a ipod mini 4GB. i dont know if the molex connector has to do anything with the clickwheel but someone help me.

http://www.digitalmania-online.com/i...es/mini-7a.jpg

userrc651 · 05-09-2008, 06:47 PM

Same thing happened to mine, you'll need to buy a new clickwheel from ebay, they're about $20.

deSpAiR · 05-09-2008, 06:48 PM

what about soldering it

userrc651 · 05-09-2008, 06:51 PM

Go for it... I mean its already broken anyway. It's hard getting solder just to that one part though IE. not shorting out the other pins.

deSpAiR · 05-09-2008, 07:01 PM

yea but how one pin being broken affect only 2 buttons and not the rest

userrc651 · 05-09-2008, 07:04 PM

Because all of the buttons aren't connected to that same pin...

05-09-2008, 06:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
deSpAiR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 391 Reputation: 4	Ipod Molex connector I was trying to change my ipod battery by opening up my ipod, everything was good until i had to unplug the molex connector, the little silver pins soldered onto the connector got broken only 1 of them though. so when i put it together the menu and center button wont work, its a ipod mini 4GB. i dont know if the molex connector has to do anything with the clickwheel but someone help me. http://www.digitalmania-online.com/i...es/mini-7a.jpg

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05-09-2008, 06:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
userrc651 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 529 Reputation: 18	Same thing happened to mine, you'll need to buy a new clickwheel from ebay, they're about $20.

05-09-2008, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
deSpAiR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 391 Reputation: 4	what about soldering it

05-09-2008, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
userrc651 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 529 Reputation: 18	Go for it... I mean its already broken anyway. It's hard getting solder just to that one part though IE. not shorting out the other pins.

05-09-2008, 07:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
deSpAiR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 391 Reputation: 4	yea but how one pin being broken affect only 2 buttons and not the rest

05-09-2008, 07:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
userrc651 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 529 Reputation: 18	Because all of the buttons aren't connected to that same pin...

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