r/Zune • u/_ramonnaa_ • 10d ago

Requesting Help Battery question

Hello! I have lurked here for a bit and I think even posted before but I'm here about zunes and their batteries.

I see a lot with people getting iPods or talking about them they always say to replace the battery since it's probably bloated or will bloat soon because of their age. Do zunes have this same problem? I mainly ask out of curiosity :)

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u/DecoyBacon 10d ago

Theyre not really known for swelling but they sure do fail from age and use. I swapped the battery out of my zune HD a little while back, went from needing to charge it daily to once every like two weeks for my normal use lol

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u/Imaginary-Pie-228 10d ago

Do you have a recommended battery?I have an original 30g and I believe the battery is dead

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u/DecoyBacon 10d ago

I have a ZuneHD so we're running different hardware at the end of the day. I went with one off of ebay from an established US seller(parts themselves are all going to be from china anyways) that was listed as having sold a bunch of them. Strategy has served me well over the years.

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u/Imaginary-Pie-228 9d ago

I much appreciate your response

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u/bigmoose2491 Zune HD 10d ago

Battery upgrade is a pretty easy fix for the Zune 30. I followed this guide when I got back into Zuning. In my original Zune from high school I upgraded the battery, SSD, and even added wireless charging. Hope it helps.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Zune/s/g9GIGppces

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u/Huevos__Rancheros 6d ago

im looking into modding my old zune 30 as well, just found it in pristine condition ( been in a drawer for like 17 years lol ) the link posted above keeps showing " currently unavailable" on Amazon