iPod Touch won't charge

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iPod Touch won't charge

hi! so my ipod touch stopped being able to charge... it's never had problems before, but now it refuses to charge. anywhere. I've tried with my mac, with an apple wall charger, with different apple usb cords, in different outlets, and it will not charge. the battery will show the lightning bolt, but it's not flashing. the ipod makes the little noise when it's plugged into the wall, and it will sync to the computer and get updated, but it won't charge. please help!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Apr 27, 2009 7:38 PM

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deggie

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Apr 27, 2009 7:42 PM in response to Louise_G

Check the connector on the bottom of your Touch and be sure there is not link, debris, bent pins, etc. that would prevent a good connection. If you find such detritus use compressed air or a brush that will not shed bristles and clean it out. If this is not present you probably have a hardware problem and need to get it serviced.

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Apr 27, 2009 7:46 PM in response to Louise_G

Louise_G wrote:
the battery will show the lightning bolt, but it's not flashing

What do you mean by that? The lightning bolt doesn't flash on mine.

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Louise_G Author

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Apr 27, 2009 7:53 PM in response to applegenius18

sometimes when it's charging it flashes... it's probably just a minor detail but the battery icon used to flash dark gray to lighter gray. maybe it only used to and isn't supposed to anyways?

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Louise_G Author

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Apr 27, 2009 7:54 PM in response to deggie

it seems pretty clean and it still syncs and i added songs during it's refusal-to-charge period... yayyy hardware problem

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Apr 27, 2009 7:56 PM in response to Louise_G

It probably stopped doing that animation after an update. Do you have any proof that it's not charging like draining that battery and trying to charge it to full power?

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Apr 27, 2009 7:57 PM in response to Louise_G

Apple probably removed the animation with an update. Do you have any experience with this issue like say maybe you drain the battery and try to charge it up?

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deggie

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Apr 27, 2009 8:02 PM in response to Louise_G

My iPhone does not pulsate the battery charging symbol (my older iPods do), so try running your Touch down to about a quarter of the battery, put it on the charger and let it charge for 3 hours. If it shows to be charged you probably don't have a problem.

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Louise_G Author

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Apr 27, 2009 8:05 PM in response to applegenius18

idk... it's been sitting at tiny amount of red for a long time now. it was charging fine one moment, then next time it took it forever to charge a tiny bit, then it got really low on battery because of use and would not charge at all. it's been a few days. if it drained itself to recharge, it kinda forgot about the recharging part

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Louise_G Author

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Apr 27, 2009 8:47 PM in response to deggie

it charged for over a day from tiny red and it didn't gain anything

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deggie

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Apr 28, 2009 6:58 AM in response to Louise_G

Then try what I suggested and if that does not work get it serviced.

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Louise_G Author

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Apr 28, 2009 10:51 AM in response to deggie

ok i will do that. thank you.

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Jun 4, 2009 8:50 PM in response to Louise_G

Looks like I'm having the same issue. Was working fine up until tonight. Blew out the connector, ruled out the cable and USB port. My faith in Apple hardware plummets further.

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braddahz

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Jun 19, 2009 10:21 AM in response to Louise_G

How do you fix bent pins in the dock connector? Can I go to an Apple store and get them to fix the pins since I'm obviously no pro?

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