IPod battery help

Hi
I did the battery test yesterday on my 30GB video as recommended. I let it play an album continually with no backlight what so ever and no equalizer. I don''t have the exact time that it took to run out but the last I checked was after 13 3/4hrs and it was still going but was deep in the red. It had add 2 accidental stoppages during this 4 about 2 mins. However I was pretty pleased with the results. I don't expect that they would have been much different with the backlight as this should have turned off after a few secs.
However I am getting pretty annoyed with the fact that just skipping about 4 songs begins to run down the battery. I haven't done a test of how long the battery will last with skipping a few songs and having the backlight, however, I have noticed significantly less than 14hrs if I do this. Is this meant to happen? And is anybody else thinking like that why didn't apple make a battery that would withstand peoples normal usage? Also does anybody know if the battery packs are any good and if they damage the internal battery?
Pippa

Pippa,
What you describe is normal. Everytime you skip songs you fire up the hard drive. It spins, therefore drawing power. The backlight would also draw power.
Any hard drive based music player is going to have the same drawback (not really a drawback if you ask me), so it's not Apple, it's the technology.
If you are that concerned with battery life, why don't you get a Nano? It's flash based and so would draw less power to skip around. It doesn't hold as much or play video, but if battery power is you dilemma, then that's your answer.
Also, if you absolutely need the storage or video; there are solutions. I would assume that anytime you'd need to listen to music for that long, you'd be somewhere where AC power was available (unless you are flying fromm New York to Tokyo ) So that leads me to solution #1...
1. Get an AC adapter so you can charge your iPod from a wall outlet. I'm thinking about getting one because I use my iPod at work to drown out all the distracting noise, so this would be practical for me.
If you are truly that mobile...Solution #2...
2. Get a supplemental battery source for the last minute emergencies. I have heard nothing about them having a detrimental affect on the iPod or iPod internal batter.
If your mobility is mainly driving...Solution #3
3. Get a car charger. Since this would be another situation where you may be away from a viable charging source for a long time, you can buy a charger, much like one for a cell phone.
This one's a joke
4. Don't listen to so much music Wait, that's what you bought the iPod for...forget that one.
I hope this helps.

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However I am getting pretty annoyed with the fact that just skipping about 4 songs begins to run down the battery. I haven't done a test of how long the battery will last with skipping a few songs and having the backlight, however, I have noticed significantly less than 14hrs if I do this. Is this meant to happen? And is anybody else thinking like that why didn't apple make a battery that would withstand peoples normal usage? Also does anybody know if the battery packs are any good and if they damage the internal battery?
Pippa

Apple used the best battery technology that was
available and for the price. I have yet to just sit
and listen to my IPOD for 13 hours straight, 6 hours
maybe but not what the battery is rated at in terms
of hours. How the songs are encoded also affect how
long the battery lasts. No two batteries are going to
give exactly the same results.
A lithium-ion battery provides 300-500
discharge/charge cycles. The battery prefers a
partial rather than a full discharge. Frequent full
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charge the battery more often. There is no concern of
memory when applying unscheduled charges.
Although lithium-ion is memory-free in terms of
performance deterioration, batteries with fuel gauges
exhibit what engineers refer to as "digital memory".
Here is the reason: Short discharges with subsequent
recharges do not provide the periodic calibration
needed to synchronize the fuel gauge with the
battery's state-of-charge. A deliberate full
discharge and recharge every 30 charges corrects this
problem. Letting the battery run down to the cut-off
point in the IPOD will do this. If ignored, the fuel
gauge will become increasingly less accurate.
Simple Guidelines:
Avoid frequent full discharges because this puts
additional strain on the battery. Several partial
discharges with frequent recharges are better for
lithium-ion than one deep one. Recharging a partially
charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there
is no memory. (In this respect, lithium-ion differs
from nickel-based batteries.)
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those who have not:
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ttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61475
IPOD Batttery Questions -
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=62018
Hi
Thanks for your help. One question when you listen to it like you mentioned do you change songs frequently or just let it play?

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Apple used the best battery technology that was
available and for the price. I have yet to just sit
and listen to my IPOD for 13 hours straight, 6 hours
maybe but not what the battery is rated at in terms
of hours. How the songs are encoded also affect how
long the battery lasts. No two batteries are going to
give exactly the same results.
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discharges should be avoided when possible. Instead,
charge the battery more often. There is no concern of
memory when applying unscheduled charges.
Although lithium-ion is memory-free in terms of
performance deterioration, batteries with fuel gauges
exhibit what engineers refer to as "digital memory".
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recharges do not provide the periodic calibration
needed to synchronize the fuel gauge with the
battery's state-of-charge. A deliberate full
discharge and recharge every 30 charges corrects this
problem. Letting the battery run down to the cut-off
point in the IPOD will do this. If ignored, the fuel
gauge will become increasingly less accurate.
Simple Guidelines:
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lithium-ion than one deep one. Recharging a partially
charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there
is no memory. (In this respect, lithium-ion differs
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The batteries that are in iPods do not last forever, they typically last about 400 times of being charged up and depleted. Check out the articles below for more information about your batteries. The second article will give more insight and answer to questions that you might have.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ta26689
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1435
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1322
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