Having finally managed to get my iPod Classic open, I replaced its aging battery for a spiffy new one. Upon reading the label on the old battery, it said: Do NOT disassemble.

Well, that’s fighting talk where I come from, and if Apple said not to do it, I’m doing it!

Here we have the freshly plucked (well, torn) battery:

The pristine, non-violated, battery.

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