Little to no charge

Here is the deal, I can get my 5th generation 30gb ipod to turn on and boot up just as it normally would this is however after charging it for several hours. It's even recognized by iTunes. The problem is the minute I try to restore my ipod or load anything on to it, it loses all charge and the ipod is no longer recognized by my computer and the ipod its self goes to a "low battery screen" that is not back lit. Once this happens I have to recharge the battery again for several hours to get it to even have enough power to be recognized by iTunes. I estimate it has about 3 minutes of battery charge unplugged. I was able to play a song and even a video on it so I know the hardware is fine, the problem seems to be it hold very little charge, even after being charged for several hours.
I have a replacement battery that I bought a few months ago. It gives me the same issues as my standard battery did so I no longer believe this is a battery issue, I think something in the firmware may be corrupter perhaps the battery meter that is somehow saying it's out of power when its really not.
Anyone have any ideas?

It it possible something on the logic board was damaged. Before assuming this, put the new battery in and fully deplete it by running it for at least 24 hours (don't believe the meter or messages on screen). After this connect it to power (this works better with a wall charger) and charge if for at least 30 minutes then Reset the iPod while it is connected to power (this may take several tries). After it comes to life, Restore the iPod in iTunes then fully charge the iPod and see what happens.
If this doesn't work you can send it to http://www.iresq.com for a diagnosis and cost estimate to fix it.

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