My 1st Gen Ipod Touch won't charge while turned on, dies 30 seconds after powering on.

I own a first gen Ipod Touch. Recently I let it sit until the battery died. When I went to charge it, it wouldn't charge unless I held the charger a specific way. Then, when I discovered the one way it accepted the charger, it started charging. However, once the apple logo popped up and my password screen came on, the ipod was no longer charging. Keep in mind I still had the charger in the same way as before. Around 30 seconds after the Ipod started, it shut back off. This keeps happening and I've tried a bunch of things. Nothing I've searched for gets me any results. Any help?

Have you tried:
- Using another cable?
- Restore in the iPod. First from backup and then to factory defaults/new iPod?
- Looking carefully at the dock connector on the iPod. Look for bend or corroded contacts or other abnormalities?
It sounds like you have a problem with the dock connector or cable or maybe a bad battery.

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Is it quite easy to replace them?
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i have the same proplem :S .. give me your email .. or add me [email protected] .hope to be freinds and help each other in repairing our ipods!

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I have a 1st Gen iPod Touch
the problem was
it had 10% power left
so i charge it with an AC wall charger
after about 2 mins
the ipod shutdown immediately
like without the circling thing
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plug it in my laptop (a PC, vista, with itunes)
nothing happen
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If you're lucky you just need the battery replaced.
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Does the accessory have the Made for iPod logo?
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If the issue persists, the iPod may need hardware repair. Just make a reservation to have a Genius take a look at it or call AppleCare.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
U.S. iPhone technical support: 1-800-MY-IPHONE (1-800-694-7466)
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