maple classic™ 
just gotta open up this ipod and--
oh...
https://computerfairi.es/media/MMOqktdFfvRHP8LzNmI https://computerfairi.es/media/YIWBjFVpdTCxuFqy7kA
oh my god this is so far gone i can't even unscrew the screws, they're literally rusted away
hey guess who accidentally just punctured a lipo
oops...
and yeah i guess i'm ok, it's not warming up or bulging (the bulge it has now is just from prying it away from the metal tray in the ipod, that thing was stuck HARD! and the tool i was using to try prying it off is what accidentally punched a hole in it eventually)
i think the battery was far far too gone already, the ipod wouldn't even boot while plugged in https://computerfairi.es/media/3G43DsslObKfTNzFGKE
HAHAHA HOLY FUCKING SHIT I DID IT I REPLACED THE GOD FORSAKEN SOLDERED BATTERY AND DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING
except for the digitiser glass which was already cracked beyond recognition and i'm waiting for a replacement for that too https://computerfairi.es/media/xpOpTXXMhuLz9YepB6k
potato quality so it fits mastodon upload limit sorry https://computerfairi.es/media/-1cIhiAhRCEo8ippfqA
@squirrel ALL PRAISE MAPLE! RESURRECTOR OF iPODS!
holy shit it's actually restoring the ipod software for once
it totally was the dead battery that kept it from working