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Title: Replacing Iriver ihp-120 battery, and I just ripped the wires out of the connect
Post by: rdflash on March 20, 2008, 03:24:05 AM
so...i was using this:

http://www.pdainternalbattery.com/iriverinstall.html

shows that little white thing and its late and im trying to pull it out, and it wont come out b/c of the ac charger input jack, and im wiggling, and rip the red and black wires out, but the connector is still in there....


any ideas???

this is supposed to be easy....but not for me :(
Title: Re: Replacing Iriver ihp-120 battery, and I just ripped the wires out of the connect
Post by: Church-Audio on March 20, 2008, 03:40:26 AM
Quote from: rdflash on March 20, 2008, 03:24:05 AM
so...i was using this:

http://www.pdainternalbattery.com/iriverinstall.html

shows that little white thing and its late and im trying to pull it out, and it wont come out b/c of the ac charger input jack, and im wiggling, and rip the red and black wires out, but the connector is still in there....


any ideas???

this is supposed to be easy....but not for me :(

Dam.. If your player is fuc#$@ up send it to me and I will fix it for you for free just because I am a nice guy  ;)

Title: Re: Replacing Iriver ihp-120 battery, and I just ripped the wires out of the connect
Post by: rdflash on March 20, 2008, 03:56:56 AM
Quote from: Church-Audio on March 20, 2008, 03:40:26 AM
Quote from: rdflash on March 20, 2008, 03:24:05 AM
so...i was using this:

http://www.pdainternalbattery.com/iriverinstall.html

shows that little white thing and its late and im trying to pull it out, and it wont come out b/c of the ac charger input jack, and im wiggling, and rip the red and black wires out, but the connector is still in there....


any ideas???

this is supposed to be easy....but not for me :(

Dam.. If your player is fuc#$@ up send it to me and I will fix it for you for free just because I am a nice guy  ;)




I appreciate the offer Chris, but it was a bunk one I bought off of ebay that has a daughterboard usb solder issue, that I am trying to fix...

...but I cant see if I fixed that until i fix this battery problem....lol

+ T tho :)
Title: Re: Replacing Iriver ihp-120 battery, and I just ripped the wires out of the con
Post by: bugg100 on March 20, 2008, 05:18:52 AM
tweezers are my friend...
Title: Re: Replacing Iriver ihp-120 battery, and I just ripped the wires out of the con
Post by: rdflash on March 20, 2008, 04:01:37 PM
Quote from: bugg100 on March 20, 2008, 05:18:52 AM
tweezers are my friend...

mangled that...

...well, now I am trying to get one in...this is a small space to work with :(
Title: Re: Replacing Iriver ihp-120 battery, and I just ripped the wires out of the con
Post by: jonohull on March 20, 2008, 05:13:28 PM
When you're pulling the plug out, pull it straight away back from the pins (parallel to the board). Then, when it doesn't go any farther, pull up (perpendicular to the board) on the end where the wires go in. It might feel like it will break, but mine never did.