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Apple iPod Tips to Extend Battery Life

Nothing can be more upsetting to a person listening to their favorite tunes than the battery going dead on an Apple ipod. This maybe the number one complaint these owners have of this very popular electronic gadget. Most people fail to realize that certain things can be done to help prolong the life of a battery. With the millions of iPods made defective batteries will happen, but it's really a pretty small percentage that ends up in consumers hands. Let's look and see how we can get more out of our electronic device and the batteries that come with them.

Now one of the first mistakes people tend to make is think all models of the iPod are created equal. This is just not the case. Certain models batteries will last longer than others depending on various factors. Some of these factors could be updated software, how it is used by the consumer, type of battery made for it. All these can have a direct affect on the performance of the unit. If you have the one that plays video than your hours of available use of course will be a lot different from someone who just plays tunes. These must be factored in when talking about the life of a battery.

For most iPods they use a lithium ion battery. The earlier models used a Sony type, while the iPod mini uses a Sanyo model. Both types worked well and have very long life. One of the easiest ways to extend your battery life is have the latest software from Apple downloaded on it. The main reason for this are the engineers are always coming up with new ways to extend battery life through the software applications. The backlight is a great tool to use when needed, but it will drain the battery much quicker. Only use the backlight when needed.

Equalizer on your iPod can also take life from your battery. We all want our music to sound the best it can, but to save battery life just turn off the equalizer and forget about it. Using compressed songs is something many people do not think about, but it's very important. IPod’s cache works better with songs less than 9MB. Song files that are larger than this should be broken down into smaller files. This will save you power and you can listen to your tunes much longer.

Certain times it's possible that you do have a defective battery and if it's not performing well than replacement can be a step to take. Your iPod is covered for one year and this includes battery replacement, after that time if you need to replace it many third party companies also have designed replacement batteries for these units. One other option that you have for your iPod is a thing called external battery kits. These kits use AA batteries to extend the play time of your unit. This is a good idea especially if you're always running low on power.

As you can see iPod batteries for the most part do last a long time. Many factors will determine how long one will last, one good tip that many people forget about and that is inactivity of the battery. The longer a battery sits and gets no use the worse it becomes. This is because the electrons of the battery need to move around occasionally to keep them operating at peak performance. Use some of these tips and your battery should last you a very long time.