Update: It's come to my attention that several businesses have started selling Taptic mod kits for iPods and linking to my videos as installation guides. Please note that I am not affiliated with or employed by any of these sellers and cannot provide tech support for their products or assistance with sales, shipping, or refunds. If you were directed here by such a product and need help, please contact the seller you purchased your kit from. Thank you!
Thx for the amazing tutorial! Just one doubt, i've successfully installed this mod with my 6th Gen iPod Classic with the iPhone 7 taptic engine, but i'm having really weird problem... The taptic engine is overheating, but i don't know why... Do you have some clue on what could It be?
The taptic engine get's around 45° C. And it heats even in idle, so using the scrollwheel or not, doesn't appear to make any difference... When starting the iPod up It slowsly starts to heat up.
First time soldering. I ripped the pad that the red wire goes to clean off… I don’t think my temp was hot enough. I used some tweezers and scratched the kapin tape (orange stuff) off the ribbon wire. Did a dot of flux and “tinned” my iron. Just melted a small bead to the iron. And was able to solder the red wire directly to the connection in the ribbon wire. I have parts coming to do a full rebuild and was messing around with this since I bought a broken iPhone 8 for $6 and am replacing the headphone line/battery etc so saw it as some practice. Honestly im blown away i got it to work after the devastation of ripping the pad off. Hopefully someone that has done the same reads this and can follow suit. Thanks for the video! Cheers
I can't stop 🚫 watching this video 📼, the level at which you guys are taken iPod Classic to another level is amazing What a fantastic job executed neatly here. Amazingly beautiful.
I don't have any apple products any more, I don't want any apple products. But seeing all these classic iPod mods installing Bluetooth, 200GB+ microsd storage, 3000mah batteries, wireless charging, and now taptic engines, along with the idea of the limited functionality, extra long battery life, and a bit of nostalgia makes me want to get a classic iPod and start doing these mods. It's extremely impractical unless I want to go somewhere with limited charging options and listen to music for a month, but it looks like so much fun and I'd imagine being very proud of owning and modifying one.
Do it! If you are a fan of the taptic engine you can now purchase pre soldered taptic engines ready to be installed inside an ipod from Etsy now. I built myself a white 5.5g 1 tb single sd card and 3800 mah ipod for myself since 5th gen is what I had as a teenager.
I first destroyed one taptic engine, then redid it with a new one and I am happy to say I got it working on a 5.5G iPod :) thanks a lot for your video!
Just completed this mod in a 5th gen, thin back with a quad and a big battery. It was very tight getting it closed, the battery JUST clears the taptic engine!
I did this mod with the iflash solo and a 3000mah battery. I had to get creative with where I put the taptic engine. I also installed a classic aluminum front this go around, feels premium with that and the motor!
Quick tip: strip an ethernet cable for those tiny little wires - i used that and soldered the first pad, but melted the second one sadly.... Used a taptic engine from a broken iphone 7 too, so didn't cost me anything to at least try lol
I love this mod you made for the iPod especially that it matches the look of the unibody macbook because the white ones look like the white polycarbonate macbooks
Love it, great vid 👌 I was actually searching for taptic engine vids when I came across this. I want to replace the taptic engine in an iPhone 11/12 with a smaller one from an iPhone 13. Good to know those pads are there hiding.
NICE. I wish I had never got rid of my iPod 3rd Gen after the HDD failed. I got the sad iPod face in autumn of 2007. I had it since Feb of 2005 and used it all the time. It was a 20GB in white.
Ah, the 3rd gen iPod has to be one of the coolest-looking iPods out there with the glowing red labels. If you're feeling that nostalgic itch, there might be some on eBay for a reasonable price.
Great video! For the third generation classic, can a larger battery be fitted when undertaking a flashmod, and can a taptic be added just like in fourth gen or is it more tricky with the third gen? Many thanks, and keep posting great content!
The internal layout of the 3rd gen is quite different to the 4th gen and so my method won't work directly. The reason is because the 3rd gen's battery slot is vertical and not horizontal, and the hard drive ribbon is too short to fold and allow a trimmed iFlash ATA to slot into the battery compartment in order to fit a larger battery. It may be possible to flashmod a 3rd gen and add a Taptic Engine, but keep the same original battery instead of adding a larger 3000mAh battery.
you can't imagine how much I liked this video many congratulations, I would love to ask you if you could make one I would pay for everything for myself, the worst moments of my life I always had my iphod now I don't have it anymore
What happens if you don't remove the speaker? Would that cause any issue? I think it would be kinda cool to have the speaker make the click voice and the vibration as well.
I did it! I used some of the ipod mini's battery cable as the conductor cable because I didn't find these small cables on sale in my town. Which one did you use btw? Second time soldering something and proving that it is doable even without experience. Great tutorial!
The cables I had are generic cheap 1mm diameter cables from a local electronics store, ideally I should be using thinner cables because they are more flexible.
Messed this up on my first attempt. Ordering a new Taptic, but how do I know I didn’t mess up the pads where the clicker was? Should those 2 contacts have continuity?
I’m modding my 5.5 gen classic putting in classic connect for the usb c and Bluetooth I was wondering what Taptic Engine might be best for the build since there’s so many to choose from
9:54 I see you have the same "problems" as me :-) iPod, Gameboy, surely you will have a 3D XD printer. I invite you to mount an iPhone 5 battery on your iPod. You just have to change the BMS between an original battery and that of the iPhone. Be careful with breaking the nickel because things get very complicated. All the best.
The 6S Taptic Engine is very inconsistent, some work but most won't and will just make a weak noise even if you've installed everything correctly. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Taptic Engines will work much more consistently.
@nekomichi thanks for the amazing tutorial video. I had a question… does the taptic mod only work if you solder on the first and last pads of the Taptic Engine? I’ve managed to pull one off being a bit overzealous with the soldering, so not sure if I need to scrap it and start with a new engine
Yes, it has to be the first and last pads. It might be possible to scrape off some of the insulation layer of the ribbon cable near the lost pad to expose the contact to solder to, but this can get messy.
Is the iphone 7 plus taptic engine the only one with the diagnostic pads under the ink? I’d prefer to use a smaller taptic engine maybe from the iphone 12mini or something as then i still have space to mount my bluetooth module… do you know if that taptic engine also has those solder pads?
The iPhone X or iPhone 7 (non-plus) motor also has the pads and can be used (it's a little smaller). I'm not sure if the 12 Mini motor has the pads though.
this is amazing! really love this, and this would probably be my first soldering job :P also I really _dig_ the Animal Crossing amiibo, I presume you also have ACaF?
I have the disc for the game, but don't have a Wii U and have never played it. The local discount store had a mountain of unsold stock of this game going for £1 so I bought it just for the Amiibo.
It's the 6/7 gen more thick then a 5.5 thin? I don't think it's possible this setup on a 5.5 thing, i was hoping, i think even with a 2000mha and iflash solo, there isn't the space for the taptic, so the only way it's a thick back. I'm righ?
I did this mod with the same iPhone 7 Plus Taptic Engine. Everything appeared to go smooth. But when I tested it, I don’t feel any vibrations. I do hear clicking sounds from the Taptic Engine. The engine had continuity. Before I wired it to the iPod. Any idea on what this could be? Did I get unlucky and get a busted engine? If I buy another Taptic Engine is there a way to test the vibration before I glue and solder it to the iPod? Thank you
Does the ipod classic thickness matter? Mine is an 80gb which I believe is considered slim. I'm putting a iflash solo and 2000mah battery (compatible with the solo). Will I need all thicker case components to have the taptic engine fit around everything? (it looked like yours was thicker than when you started)
In this video, I used a thin back however this was with an iFlash Quad. The iFlash Solo is thicker, so I think you'll need a thick back plate in this case.
Is there any way to use the Taptic Engine in something else? I was looking for a small dc to ac inverter but I couldn’t find anything small enough, let alone anything small that wasn’t dc to dc. Please help, thanks.
I think the 7 Plus motor outputs slightly stronger haptics than the regular small 7. Another factor is the better fit, it has a much larger surface area of contact with the iPod's back casing so it's better at transferring the kinetic energy across.
@@NekoMichi I think I have a fair bit of space, I bought a Chinese ssd plus the 2000mah square battery, I already have the taptic engine prepared and it is quite thin, I will have to figure it out when my new case arrives, unfortunately I ordered it thin since I had not planned to do it this mod, I hope everything fits
soooo if you have your headphones in , do you still hear the original 'clickly' sound along with the taptic engine ,even if you can't hear it when you take out the headphones ? seems like a weird question but I thought I'd ask
Yes, it still plays in the headphones. On the 4th gen, you can independently control the clicker and the headphone clicks but on the 5th gen and newer you can only turn both on or off at the same time.
you mention at 8:40 to have the taptic engine touching the edges before securing with epoxy, but the corner is rounded upwards on the inside. how did you secure your taptic engine to actually have it touching the edge without laying flat on the case?
I position it to align with the inside of the Hold Switch assembly, which is at a right-angle. The position is similar to how the battery was originally kept.
do you know if there is a board out there that allows to attach a bigger screen to the ipod classic. im trying to increase the screen size with new housing.
Does the vibration get toggled on and off by changing the 'clicker' setting? I'd like to add this to my mod, but i don't like the clicker sound in the headphones. Thanks :)
Yes, toggling the clicker will also toggle the haptics. Unfortunately on the newer iPods this controls the clicking in the headphones too, while on older iPods (4th gen, Mini) the two can be toggled independently from each other.
If I knew how to mod an iPod, I would love an iPod Classic (either the 5.5 or 7) with an all-black body, Taptic Engine, 2TB of storage, the 3000 mAH battery, Bluetooth to connect my AirPods, and a USB-C port (to give it a really modern look). However, since the iPod 5.5 and 7 are basically the same (minus the sound quality), is it possible to put the logic board from 5.5 in a 7?
Would it be possible to instead of removing the speaker, wire the engine wires to the solder balls of the speaker? Then you could have the noise and feel of scrolling
Update: It's come to my attention that several businesses have started selling Taptic mod kits for iPods and linking to my videos as installation guides. Please note that I am not affiliated with or employed by any of these sellers and cannot provide tech support for their products or assistance with sales, shipping, or refunds. If you were directed here by such a product and need help, please contact the seller you purchased your kit from. Thank you!
Thx for the amazing tutorial!
Just one doubt, i've successfully installed this mod with my 6th Gen iPod Classic with the iPhone 7 taptic engine, but i'm having really weird problem... The taptic engine is overheating, but i don't know why...
Do you have some clue on what could It be?
I've never had a Taptic Engine overheat before, does it happen when idle or does it only overheat when being used? How hot does it get?
The taptic engine get's around 45° C. And it heats even in idle, so using the scrollwheel or not, doesn't appear to make any difference... When starting the iPod up It slowsly starts to heat up.
Just an addon, i've bought a pack with 5 taptic engines from Aliexpress. And i've tested 2 of them, an both have the problem of heating.
Hmm, definitely not normal. Could something be shorted? Have you tested with another iPod or headphone assembly?
Love that DankPods reference.
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where's the reference?
@@Sinbad1999 scarlet fire🔥
it would be harder now to find an ipod video that's clear of DankPod's references
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NO WAY you opened this Ipod classic this easily. You need to make a detailed video on how to do that.
Practice makes perfect, it’s just hard until you’ve done it 50 times.
F in the chat for my right hand.
you could hear the sizzling! ouch!
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Love the use of Scarlet Fire! I am a Dankpods fan, so I hear that song a LOT! :)
@@ellaquin me too!
First time soldering. I ripped the pad that the red wire goes to clean off… I don’t think my temp was hot enough. I used some tweezers and scratched the kapin tape (orange stuff) off the ribbon wire. Did a dot of flux and “tinned” my iron. Just melted a small bead to the iron. And was able to solder the red wire directly to the connection in the ribbon wire. I have parts coming to do a full rebuild and was messing around with this since I bought a broken iPhone 8 for $6 and am replacing the headphone line/battery etc so saw it as some practice. Honestly im blown away i got it to work after the devastation of ripping the pad off. Hopefully someone that has done the same reads this and can follow suit. Thanks for the video! Cheers
I can't stop 🚫 watching this video 📼, the level at which you guys are taken iPod Classic to another level is amazing
What a fantastic job executed neatly here.
Amazingly beautiful.
My sentiments exactly.
I don't have any apple products any more, I don't want any apple products. But seeing all these classic iPod mods installing Bluetooth, 200GB+ microsd storage, 3000mah batteries, wireless charging, and now taptic engines, along with the idea of the limited functionality, extra long battery life, and a bit of nostalgia makes me want to get a classic iPod and start doing these mods.
It's extremely impractical unless I want to go somewhere with limited charging options and listen to music for a month, but it looks like so much fun and I'd imagine being very proud of owning and modifying one.
Yeah it looks really cool to do
Do it! If you are a fan of the taptic engine you can now purchase pre soldered taptic engines ready to be installed inside an ipod from Etsy now. I built myself a white 5.5g 1 tb single sd card and 3800 mah ipod for myself since 5th gen is what I had as a teenager.
I just did this mod with a vibrator motor from a galaxy s22 ultra, much smaller, and it feels very nice. Thanks for the video!
Wish I’d known that opening trick when I did my flash mod a few years back. Awesome work 😎
Watched the entire video while sipping my morning cold brew. Beautifully done, loved it!
I first destroyed one taptic engine, then redid it with a new one and I am happy to say I got it working on a 5.5G iPod :) thanks a lot for your video!
how do you like it vs the speaker? I love the speaker but so curious about having vibration
This is the best ipod upgrade video I have seen so far
I'm not usually one for silver, but the silver and black combo is choice!!
Just completed this mod in a 5th gen, thin back with a quad and a big battery. It was very tight getting it closed, the battery JUST clears the taptic engine!
What Taptic Engine did you use?
Curious what battery size and which Taptic Engine you used? Cheers @SDLearmonth
I did this mod with the iflash solo and a 3000mah battery. I had to get creative with where I put the taptic engine. I also installed a classic aluminum front this go around, feels premium with that and the motor!
loved the montage with scarlet fire... the anthem of iPod entusiasts!
The true iPod Wizard
Him and oxyll take the crown
wait you're the person I'm talking to rn on discord
Dankpods
Quick tip: strip an ethernet cable for those tiny little wires - i used that and soldered the first pad, but melted the second one sadly.... Used a taptic engine from a broken iphone 7 too, so didn't cost me anything to at least try lol
Homeboy knows EXACTLY what he's doing with the scarlet fire song and I'm not mad! Brb gonna binge some videos from a new channel I just found 👀
Just put an iPhone 7 Taptic Engine in my iPod video and it works great. Thank you!
I love this mod you made for the iPod especially that it matches the look of the unibody macbook because the white ones look like the white polycarbonate macbooks
Love it, great vid 👌 I was actually searching for taptic engine vids when I came across this. I want to replace the taptic engine in an iPhone 11/12 with a smaller one from an iPhone 13. Good to know those pads are there hiding.
Just curious: why you would do that? Thanks.
@@sebascarra For an iPhone modification, to make more space inside the phone.
It's like apple *wanted* people to mod the taptic engine! This is cool.
I always wondered why they included that hidden port on the Taptic Engines 🤔
massive respect for the gameboy collection. thanks for this tutorial.
NICE. I wish I had never got rid of my iPod 3rd Gen after the HDD failed. I got the sad iPod face in autumn of 2007. I had it since Feb of 2005 and used it all the time. It was a 20GB in white.
Ah, the 3rd gen iPod has to be one of the coolest-looking iPods out there with the glowing red labels. If you're feeling that nostalgic itch, there might be some on eBay for a reasonable price.
this man just popped an ipod 7th gen like its no big deal
Like peeling a potato :)
thanks for the tutorial, did the mod today and it feels so good!
Glad you enjoy the Taptic mod!
Does it vibrate while playing music or just while scrolling only
Only while scrolling, the Taptic Engine doesn't output music.
@@Sooiiiiiiiiiiscribe it's a replacement of the 'click' piezo, so it won't play music (just like the piezo didn't)
@@Simply_CH23 ooh thnx 4 reply
So the little speaker is what produced the clicking sounds on the iPod wow yeah a Taptic engine should do the trick
Found this video by accident but this is a genius idea I will be doing this :)
Best of luck, let me know how it works out!
10:28. Donkpods approves of ur music selection
Great video! For the third generation classic, can a larger battery be fitted when undertaking a flashmod, and can a taptic be added just like in fourth gen or is it more tricky with the third gen? Many thanks, and keep posting great content!
The internal layout of the 3rd gen is quite different to the 4th gen and so my method won't work directly. The reason is because the 3rd gen's battery slot is vertical and not horizontal, and the hard drive ribbon is too short to fold and allow a trimmed iFlash ATA to slot into the battery compartment in order to fit a larger battery. It may be possible to flashmod a 3rd gen and add a Taptic Engine, but keep the same original battery instead of adding a larger 3000mAh battery.
DankPods needs to see this
9:53 Oh yeah, Scarlet Fire, the unofficial official theme song for fixing iPods.
scarlet fire lol dankpod vibes love it
When scarlet fire comes on, i get Dank Pods burned earpods vibes hahaha
You opened that back plate like it was nothing 😲
Simply Epic
love that Scarlet Fire
I saw Perfume's Triangle album cover art! Great music taste.
this seems wayyyyy to simple. Cant wait to try it for myself
this is advanced for ipod users
Amazing! I'll probaby try adding Taptic Engine to my iPod Video, while i will be replacing battery and HDD.
you can't imagine how much I liked this video many congratulations, I would love to ask you if you could make one I would pay for everything for myself, the worst moments of my life I always had my iphod now I don't have it anymore
What happens if you don't remove the speaker? Would that cause any issue? I think it would be kinda cool to have the speaker make the click voice and the vibration as well.
You'll get vibrations alongside the clock sound, but both will be weaker.
@@NekoMichi Would it be plausible to incorporate some kind of small step-up board to increase power allowing full click noise and vibration?
I haven't tried, so it may or may not be possible.
Loved the scarlet fire song XD
this man will resurrect the iPods for the 8th Gen lol
can we add apple "find my device" feature to this ?
I did it! I used some of the ipod mini's battery cable as the conductor cable because I didn't find these small cables on sale in my town. Which one did you use btw? Second time soldering something and proving that it is doable even without experience. Great tutorial!
The cables I had are generic cheap 1mm diameter cables from a local electronics store, ideally I should be using thinner cables because they are more flexible.
Messed this up on my first attempt. Ordering a new Taptic, but how do I know I didn’t mess up the pads where the clicker was? Should those 2 contacts have continuity?
Excellent! I've just sent this video to the Dank himself so he checks it out on Patreon!
Let me know what he thinks 😳
Once again, a fantastic presentation.
Omg the Scarlett fire 🔥
You deserve more subs for this content
Taptic Engine is legit Apples best invention
my taptic engine didnt have those pads
I had no idea this was even possible
This is beautifully useless. I love it.
Thank you! This is awesome!
I’m modding my 5.5 gen classic putting in classic connect for the usb c and Bluetooth I was wondering what Taptic Engine might be best for the build since there’s so many to choose from
I was gonna say it's weird hearing scarlet fire and not seeing headphones burn, then you burned your finger 😂
A worthy tradeoff
I bet Tim Cookie is watching this like "This son of a ....." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
WOW YOU LISTEN TO PERFUME? I'M A FAN
9:31 Nice Gameboy Collection Mate Loved it :)
Holy crap, I remember seeing you on dankpods server, had no idea you had a channel!
What's a dankpod?
@@NekoMichi Shrek but plays an audio format named MP3
nice reference to dankpods with scarlet fire :)
9:54 I see you have the same "problems" as me :-) iPod, Gameboy, surely you will have a 3D XD printer. I invite you to mount an iPhone 5 battery on your iPod. You just have to change the BMS between an original battery and that of the iPhone. Be careful with breaking the nickel because things get very complicated. All the best.
Michi!!! iPod haven is back on discord!
cool ，i love iPod again
I just tried installing a Taptic Engine from an iPhone 6s in my 5th gen iPod and I get sound from it, but no haptics that I can feel. Any ideas why?
The 6S Taptic Engine is very inconsistent, some work but most won't and will just make a weak noise even if you've installed everything correctly. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Taptic Engines will work much more consistently.
ahhhh oddly satisfying
Cool playing Scarlett fire lol I like dank pods too
very cool! I wish it was possible to do this on a Nano.
@nekomichi thanks for the amazing tutorial video.
I had a question… does the taptic mod only work if you solder on the first and last pads of the Taptic Engine? I’ve managed to pull one off being a bit overzealous with the soldering, so not sure if I need to scrap it and start with a new engine
Yes, it has to be the first and last pads. It might be possible to scrape off some of the insulation layer of the ribbon cable near the lost pad to expose the contact to solder to, but this can get messy.
amazing tutorial!
Very cool! Most important question, starting from 11:00, is Vanity by Diamond D playing in the background?
The backing track at that timepoint is "Ever Felt Pt. 2" by Otis McDonald. Sounds similar though!
10:09 ahhh my finger cell - dank pods
Now add Bluetooth so we can use AirPods and it will officially be the best iPod classic ever !!!!
Buen trabajo amigo saludos desde guatemala
Is the iphone 7 plus taptic engine the only one with the diagnostic pads under the ink? I’d prefer to use a smaller taptic engine maybe from the iphone 12mini or something as then i still have space to mount my bluetooth module… do you know if that taptic engine also has those solder pads?
The iPhone X or iPhone 7 (non-plus) motor also has the pads and can be used (it's a little smaller). I'm not sure if the 12 Mini motor has the pads though.
this is amazing! really love this, and this would probably be my first soldering job :P also I really _dig_ the Animal Crossing amiibo, I presume you also have ACaF?
I have the disc for the game, but don't have a Wii U and have never played it. The local discount store had a mountain of unsold stock of this game going for £1 so I bought it just for the Amiibo.
@@NekoMichi emulation always exists, friend! But it isn't worth it for ACaF. try playing New Leaf, best Animal Crossing game yet.
Dankpods music nice
It's the 6/7 gen more thick then a 5.5 thin? I don't think it's possible this setup on a 5.5 thing, i was hoping, i think even with a 2000mha and iflash solo, there isn't the space for the taptic, so the only way it's a thick back. I'm righ?
The thin 5.5th gen should fit if you use an iFlash Quad. It won't fit the iFlash Solo, it has to be the iFlash Quad.
hell yeah, scarlet fire!
Scarlet fire!
Love the mod video but i hope u get dual chancel microphone or better one cuz is kinda hurt my brain
I did this mod with the same iPhone 7 Plus Taptic Engine. Everything appeared to go smooth. But when I tested it, I don’t feel any vibrations. I do hear clicking sounds from the Taptic Engine. The engine had continuity. Before I wired it to the iPod. Any idea on what this could be? Did I get unlucky and get a busted engine? If I buy another Taptic Engine is there a way to test the vibration before I glue and solder it to the iPod? Thank you
Are there any dents or pressure damage marks on the Taptic Engine??
@@NekoMichi not that I could tell, but maybe I added too much pressure when I was holding it down to epoxy it
Does the ipod classic thickness matter? Mine is an 80gb which I believe is considered slim. I'm putting a iflash solo and 2000mah battery (compatible with the solo). Will I need all thicker case components to have the taptic engine fit around everything? (it looked like yours was thicker than when you started)
In this video, I used a thin back however this was with an iFlash Quad. The iFlash Solo is thicker, so I think you'll need a thick back plate in this case.
would a 3000mah battery, an iflash quad, and this mod all fit into a thin shell 5th gen, or would i need to get a thick shell? thanks
It should fit a thin back plate, in the video I used a thin one.
i have a question: there is a way to attach the taptic engine without taking out the speaker?
You can wire it in parallel, but both speaker and Taptic Engine will become weak
Is there any way to use the Taptic Engine in something else? I was looking for a small dc to ac inverter but I couldn’t find anything small enough, let alone anything small that wasn’t dc to dc. Please help, thanks.
The Taptic Engine can probably be used to substitute speakers or piezo clickers in devices other than iPods, although voltages may vary.
Do you think the plus provides better haptic response compared to the regular 7 Taptic Engine? And do you think its worth the size difference?
I think the 7 Plus motor outputs slightly stronger haptics than the regular small 7. Another factor is the better fit, it has a much larger surface area of contact with the iPod's back casing so it's better at transferring the kinetic energy across.
very clever playing scarlet fire lmao
Power on! Bluetooth mode! Auxiliary mode!
This works whit slim case? I use a 2000mah battery, is smaller than the 3000 one
This was done with a slim case, if your 2000mAh battery is smaller than the 3000mAh one then it might work.
@@NekoMichi what is the tikcness of the iflash quad?
It's about 2mm thick
@@NekoMichi I think I have a fair bit of space, I bought a Chinese ssd plus the 2000mah square battery, I already have the taptic engine prepared and it is quite thin, I will have to figure it out when my new case arrives, unfortunately I ordered it thin since I had not planned to do it this mod, I hope everything fits
soooo if you have your headphones in , do you still hear the original 'clickly' sound along with the taptic engine ,even if you can't hear it when you take out the headphones ? seems like a weird question but I thought I'd ask
Yes, it still plays in the headphones. On the 4th gen, you can independently control the clicker and the headphone clicks but on the 5th gen and newer you can only turn both on or off at the same time.
what is with ipod enthusiasts and scarlet fire??
Some guy in Australia made it popular.
Would this still work in a 5th gen 30gb using an iFlash solo+regular battery replacement?
you mention at 8:40 to have the taptic engine touching the edges before securing with epoxy, but the corner is rounded upwards on the inside. how did you secure your taptic engine to actually have it touching the edge without laying flat on the case?
I position it to align with the inside of the Hold Switch assembly, which is at a right-angle. The position is similar to how the battery was originally kept.
@@NekoMichii see, the backplate i bought for my 5.5 doesnt have that unfortunately. thanks for the quick reply
do you know if there is a board out there that allows to attach a bigger screen to the ipod classic. im trying to increase the screen size with new housing.
Not that I know of. That sounds epic though.
Does the vibration get toggled on and off by changing the 'clicker' setting? I'd like to add this to my mod, but i don't like the clicker sound in the headphones.
Thanks :)
Yes, toggling the clicker will also toggle the haptics. Unfortunately on the newer iPods this controls the clicking in the headphones too, while on older iPods (4th gen, Mini) the two can be toggled independently from each other.
@@NekoMichi Oh well, I'm modifying a 7th gen classic, and was really only adding it for a bit of fun and because I have the space. Thanks for info :)
If I knew how to mod an iPod, I would love an iPod Classic (either the 5.5 or 7) with an all-black body, Taptic Engine, 2TB of storage, the 3000 mAH battery, Bluetooth to connect my AirPods, and a USB-C port (to give it a really modern look). However, since the iPod 5.5 and 7 are basically the same (minus the sound quality), is it possible to put the logic board from 5.5 in a 7?
I've tested but it didn't work, the reason is because the LCD panel of the 5th gen is too thick to fit inside a 7th gen enclosure.
Would it be possible to instead of removing the speaker, wire the engine wires to the solder balls of the speaker? Then you could have the noise and feel of scrolling
I've tried that before, it causes the output of both the piezo clicker and the Taptic Engine to be halved.
@@NekoMichi could there be a way to up the input power into the speaker? Maybe some little thing to wire in
is it possible to keep speaker and add taptic engine at the same time?
Yes, you can solder the Taptic Engine in parallel to the clicker without removing it.