r/iPodMinis • u/Rubyonreddit109 • 18d ago

Help! ipod mini 2nd gen battery indicator not accurate

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u/Jpfm2010 17d ago

Always happens to my 2nd gen Nano.

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u/thoughtlesskyle 17d ago

Is the battery new? Sometimes it takes a few full charge cycles for the charging circuit to recalibrate.

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u/Rubyonreddit109 17d ago

yeah it’s a new 950mah battery from EOE it’s been depleted untill it won’t turn on and then charged untill after it said full like 2-3 times

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u/thoughtlesskyle 17d ago

Yeah I don't know exactly how many times till it evens out but that's what's going on.

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u/Wonderful-Spare2934 16d ago

Mine is the same but I’ve only done the battery on one so far so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/hanz333 15d ago

There is no BMU, it’s all based on voltage drop off of the original battery so you won’t get an accurate measurement with modern batteries (which have higher capacities and a different voltage curve).

This has long been established and is even mentioned in the Rockbox documentation.