
Preparing for the Hack
We will separately describe how to open a first-generation iPod and a second- or third-generation
iPod.The best tool to open your iPod with is some type of stiff plastic, such as the wedges we’ll use
below. If you can avoid it, do not use a metal screwdriver to pry your iPod open, as the risk of dam-
aging the case is much greater.The metal case can be permanently bent and the plastic of the case
will scratch easily, so care and patience must be applied when opening the iPod. One of the battery
kits we purchased came from PDASmart (www.pdasmart.com) and include two plastic sticks with
tapered, wedge ends (not unlike a flathead ...