IPod 4G won't start. Bad battery?

Trying to fix my daughter's iPod Touch 4th gen. If I plug in the USB cable, I can get the red battery indicator with the charging bolt underneath the battery. Trying to power it up never produces the Apple logo. If I go through the steps to boot into DFU mode, iTunes does indicate that the iPod is in recovery mode and offers to restore it. I choose the restore option and it loads software to it and reboots the iPod a couple of times. I get to a point where iTunes shows "verifying iPod restore with Apple..." and after a few minutes, I get an error 1602. This has happened with three different computers and different USB cables. I'm wondering if the battery is just so bad that the process of going through a couple of reboots in the restore process manages to kill the iPod enough that the restore process can't complete successfully. Would appreciate any other suggestions on how I might be able to get this iPod to start up again.

Error 1604
This error is often related to USB timing. Try changing USB ports, using a different dock connector to USB cable, and other available USB troubleshooting steps (troubleshooting USB connections. If you are using a dock, bypass it and connect directly to the white Apple USB dock connector cable. If the issue persists on a known-good computer, the device may need service.
If the issue is not resolved by USB isolation troubleshooting, and another computer is not available, try these steps to resolve the issue:
Connect the device to iTunes, confirm that the device is in Recovery Mode. If it's not in Recovery Mode,put it into Recovery Mode.
Restore and wait for the error.
When prompted, click OK.
Close and reopen iTunes while the device remains connected.
The device should now be recognized in Recovery Mode again.
Try to restore again.
If the steps above do not resolve the issue, try restoring using a known-good USB cable, computer, and network connection.
Error 1600, 1601, 1602
Follow the steps listed above for Error 1604. This error may also be resolved by disabling, deactivating, or uninstalling third-party security, antivirus, and firewall software. See steps in this article for details on troubleshooting security software.

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