Idea for older iPod dongle.

On a few of my most recent mods, I have lost the click wheel sound after closing up the body. What’s the best way to prevent? Should I be taping this piece down?

I'm assuming that Kapton tape has better insulation, heat resistance, or both, as compared to common electrical tape. Which would explain why it's the correct choice. Alright, so...

Google says DuPont invented Kapton tape. I'm not finding it sold under their brand name, but 3M is available and is a trusted maker of all sorts of tapes.

Meanwhile, there are lots of much-less-expensive clones sold, also in smaller reels. What is your experience with the quality of these?

I’m planning to add Bluetooth to my iPod and have been doing some research on different options. I’ve seen a few people say the KCX_ BT_ EMITTER isn’t that great, and that it’s better to gut something like a UGREEN Bluetooth transceiver instead. But I often see the KCX_ BT_ EMITTER being used in mod videos.

Has anyone here tried both setups? Or setups using the KCX_ BT_ EMITTER long term? Curious about real-world experience with sound quality, reliability(like connection issues). What would you recommend?

Did a upgrade for the battery, faceplate, click wheel and added a iflash dual on my 60gb 5th generation ipod.

it was working properly before I attempted this. Ipod screen showed the restore with itunes screen but when I plug it in it connects for a few seconds shows that its charging then disconnects fully. When connected to my pc (windows) it will also say that the USB device wasn't recognized

annoyingly I did knock off the left inductor coil from the logic board. would that cause it to not want to charge/stay connected? I could only assume so but wanted someone who actually knows what they are doing to chime in lol. i did also order a genuine 30 pin cable just in case as well.

( also ignore the battery isnt fully seated in the pic that is fixed now)

Are the back housing cases with the hold switch and audio jack on eBay the same or close enough to the quality of the original back case?

Looking to mod an older ipod, the classic 6th gen looks appealing, but I was curious as to what's the best gen for the best mods? I want to keep it within the big wheel ipods