Bluetooth 1TB iPod classic 7th gen mod tutorial in depth

[@100newstar]

close enough, welcome back dankpods

[@GrimBanana42]

Sir, put down pkcell and 1 grit please!

[@Mbuna92]

Nice video but losing the function of the lockscreen is a dealbreaker, hope you can do a video of a way to do it without losing that, I would buy a back from you if you can make one

[@partspluspods3689]

The board in my classic 4th gen bluetooth video was able to power on and pair through a single button and was still able to retain the lock switch. I still have one of those left so i might do a video installing that in a classic 5, 6 or 7th gen.

[@JDubb51317]

I found a solution to this problem.

[@Mbuna92]

@ what is it

[@JDubb51317]

@@Mbuna92 a bistable flip flop on/off circuit.

[@JDubb51317]

@@Mbuna92 the I drilled a small hole in the back up by the switch, and ported the pairing button out the back.

[@shallypat1362]

Great vid, love the channel :) Followed your last guide (bluetooth+battery+flash on the 5th gen) but I used a tiny Ugreen BT5 transmitter from amazon, this way you can keep the hold button as the board uses one button to turn on and to pair, turns itself automatically after not being in use and it doesnt take up much more space than the bluetooth board used in these vids, wired it in the same as your video and it works amazingly well !

[@Mbuna92]

@@shallypat1362 there seem to be a fee BT5 transmitters, which did you use?

[@Jretropie]

link?

[@greebo7857]

That box cutter... I would have zero fingers left before I got the pod open.....

[@partspluspods3689]

oh yeah its supposed to be a dull box cutter blade, to the point where you can slide your finger across it without fear of being cut. They are ridiculously sharp when brand new. I had mentioned that in a previous video i think but seemed to forget it in this one.

[@Crushanator1]

very excited for a mod that has a Bluetooth toggle button and retains the lock toggle button. It seems like it wouldnt be too had to unsolder the switch off the bluetooth adapter, and then add wires to allow it to fit up against the center top of the case. though i supose youd need to carefully drill or dremel a hole through the side of the case

[@jantepas7511]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and tips. Great!

[@oluasdd]

I bought this from your store. Unfortunately, one day, I forgot to turn off the bluetooth, and the circuit board fried. I confirmed this by opening up my iPod and checking it. I switched components and went back to the OG stuff, and everything worked. It's a bummer that it doesn't survive an accidental battery left on...

[@joshg5352]

Thanks mate been loving your content + insta posts. Do you reckon I could bluetooth mod a fat back iPod that already has a taptic engine in place?

[@partspluspods3689]

we have started offering the bluetooth back with taptic engine installed! There is a separate listing for a taptic engine on the website, just add that and the bluetooth back to cart and we can install it for you. It will fit in both the slim and thick bluetooth back as well.

[@joshg5352]

@@partspluspods3689 Legend, ill cop one if i bork it up again, micro soldering its a lot harder than i thought XD

[@JuanArangoC137]

Una vez me encontré uno de estos iPod de 80 GB me parece, estaba abandonado en una jardinera, que buen recuerdo.

[@franksterkb891]

nice! first time i saw that antena mod. how far away the bluetooth can reach with that antena?

[@gustoman001]

what about wireless charging?

[@ramen3586]

Will this tutorial work for a 5th gen? I know you already have a 5th gen tutorial but seeing as this video is more recent/polished it’d be great if I could just follow this one.

[@aidenthesalesman3114]

mhm! these all use the same headphone jack assembly

[@partspluspods3689]

hey, yes it is pretty much the exact same process!

[@ramen3586]

@@partspluspods3689​​⁠Thanks for the response! One more question, you mentioned that adding the larger antenna increases the difficulty quite a bit, but it looked like you just snapped off the old antenna and plugged in a new one. Is there more to it that I didn’t catch or is it that straightforward? I have a spare DS Lite antenna that I can use if it isn’t too much harder.

[@partspluspods3689]

​@@ramen3586 its just one more thing to have to position when you are sealing it back up. If you have enough skills to do this mod yourself then it shouldn't be to difficult and i would recommend to do it

[@Yezzirskiii]

I’ve been thinking about getting one of your boards but I’m worried about it not working with my headphones. Do you think it’ll work with beats studio headphones?

[@supercow61]

you should try wifi connection for better sound quality .

[@bhmcgeehan]

hey dude, hows progress on the keep lock switch mod? i have all the parts but ideally would like to preserve that so holding off on soldering anything for the moment

[@broham1576]

Good vid, seeing it all come together at the end was so satisfying (please show usb-C mod i want to attempt to do this too) I'm just concerned on doing this and it wont work with my Airpod Pros gen 2. It's my daily driver and would be such a good pair, but i know that BT transmitter might not work. Question: if a BT transmitter is BT v5.3 it should be compatible with the Airpod Pros Gen 2? if so are there any other Transmitters you recommend?

[@aidenthesalesman3114]

in my experience, yeah this transmitter doesn't work with the airpods pro 2, but you can use other transmitters like the taotronics one that works with airpods pro 2, and toggles power via the pair button so you can keep your lock switch too

[@broham1576]

@@aidenthesalesman3114do you know the exact model for the transmitter? I don’t want to get the wrong one… much appreciated

[@partspluspods3689]

I have had some reports from customers that the airpods pro 2s will be choppy when paired with this board. I looked into it a little bit and it seems as if apple had designed them to require more bandwidth than what the standard bluetooth spec would allow as this is not the only device people were having that problem with, there were some reports of people running into that issue when connecting their airpods pro 2s to a windows pc even. Although i dont have any airpods pro 2s to test with myself so im not sure what does or doesnt work. But if you find a 3.5mm headphone jack adapter that does work with the airpods pro 2s you could just disassemble it and install it inside the ipod using the same steps as shown here. You may need to use the thick housing to get a lot of other boards to fit as most are bigger than this one. Some will also require a dc - dc isolator to remove background noise too, i showed than in my ipod classic 4 Bluetooth mod.

[@-Gothicgirl-]

It not need 5.3 because all bluetooth ist down compatible to all versions of bt

[@nestorsalvador9236]

Do you do file restoration? On iPod shuffle 2nd generation?

[@DavisSmith]

Have you ever done Bluetooth, flash, and Taptic in the same unit?

[@partspluspods3689]

yes in my taptic engine mod video. But an iphone mini taptic engine would fit in this ipod on the slim version still.

[@andrewkoetz3933]

I saw your video you did on the 5th gen IPOD last night, IIRC it was a 30+ minute video. For the life of me I cannot find it.

[@bobsponge4918]

Do you have any background "white noise" with this bluetooth board? How is the latency?

[@RSL1114]

What Headphones are those?

[@jaylils]

i want to know as well !!

[@partspluspods3689]

It is the KZ-AZ09 bluetooth upgrade kit attached to the KZ ZSN Pros. I put links to buy them in the description. They are very affordable, roughly $35 USD for both

[@JDubb51317]

Will the board not use the extended antenna, if you don’t cut off the on board antenna?

[@partspluspods3689]

it will still use it although the signal will be shared between the two. So if you cut it all the signal will just go through the antenna and this will give the strongest signal.

[@rick03261]

i modded my self use other transmitter but still struggle to amplification bluetooth signal

[@chipimimiro9]

Do you repair iPods

[@partspluspods3689]

yes i offer a mail in repair service, you can book through my website

[@chipimimiro9]

@ can I get your website please

[@partspluspods3689]

@@chipimimiro9 partspluspods.com.au. Link is in the description

[@probopje]

nice job!

[@reginaldopires4982]

Hello my friend, I hope you are well! Is it possible to send my iPod classic 160 GB from Brazil for memory upgrade and Bluetooth installation? Thank you.

[@partspluspods3689]

Hello, yes we do accept mail in repairs from all over the world! if you are interested you can book through my website, link is in the description.

[@Unkn0wnz_anon]

Question Wouldn't it be possible to connect the bluetooth adaptor to the 30 pin connector? I know there are some pins that output media digitally for car audio and dock if I'm not mistaken Of course that would need good soldering skills but possible if true

[@-Gothicgirl-]

Bluetooth to 30pin is not a good idea. Its get audio and can not change through the wheel. Only on the 3.5mm the volume can adjust. When you use the 30pin the headphones need a volume button. Thats the problem on nearly all 30pin to bluetooth adapter

[@Unkn0wnz_anon]

@-Gothicgirl- oh.. I forgot about that Bummer

[@bacardi80]

Can u build me one

[@carlitos90]

Cuánto cuesta

[@-Gothicgirl-]

I have a better idea. 1 little hole in the back plate to push the pairing swith with a sim card tool. An cut a bit under the 30pin connector for a little on off switch to use a fingernail. No lost of the lock switch. Build in real in next weeks

[@Dhomigames]

Hello

[@JeffriRanger]

there is no iPod classic 7th gen, only 6th gen rev C with slim 160gb hdd "7gh gen" made me confused for so long

[@moonlightmoon3789]

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[@FR4M3Sharma]

Dude please clean your workspace and get a new Sillicone mat. The current one looks like it has strains of covid 3 on it. 😂

[@partspluspods3689]

lol that mat is less than a year old believe it or not

[@EEVURB9990]

second

[@sisharia2219]

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