Restoring help give ipod battery longer life?

Hi, I have one of the old ipods, I believe they refer to it as "ipod with dock" on this site. The battery seems to be inches from death... doesn't hold a charge long anymore, dies abruptly without warning occasionally, low batt icon appears even straight out of the dock sometimes.. I am not in a position where I can send it in right now for a new battery so I am looking for any temporary fixes that might work until I can. Does restoring do anything at all or would I be wasting my time? Thanks!

I don't think a restore would help but you lose nothing by trying. Be aware that this will erase everything currently on your iPod.
Other than that, there's not much you can do.
These might help.
Beef up my iPod battery.
iPod Battery Unplugged.
iPod Battery FAQ.
iPod Battery Tips and Tricks.

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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
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discharge/charge cycles. The battery prefers a
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exhibit what engineers refer to as "digital memory".
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needed to synchronize the fuel gauge with the
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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.
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additional strain on the battery. Several partial
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