4th-Gen iPod touch won't charge!

[FromEquestria2LA]

I donno how many of you on this site are repairmen, but here goes...

So, here's the story. I own a 4th generation iPod touch 32GB model, but as of yesterday, the darn thing won't charge! I had another one a few years back that met the same fate. I tried replacing the battery and the charging port (and even the screen which broke), but it didn't solve the non-charging problem. What should I do, and why did the previous one I own make the same problem of not charging despite my best efforts?

 

[Xenocity]

Could be software issue, could be bad luck, could be dirty port, could be bad charging cable, could be bad charging port....
take your pic.

Do you use a 3rd party charging cable?

 

[FromEquestria2LA]

Nope, I used a first-party cable.

 

[The Penguin]

How long you had the device?

 

[FromEquestria2LA]

^ A couple years.

 

[Mr Allen]

It's probably out of warranty then, bin it or sell it on eBay for as non working for parts and put the proceeds towards a new one.

 

[The Penguin]

You might need to replace the battery. That normally the issues for most people.

 

[Judge]

In this era of planned obsolescence there's no telling how things are engineered all so they get their customers to upgrade.

If it's not the cable, dirty contacts or a defective battery, I suspect you've likely run out of options to pursue.

 

[The Penguin]

In this era of planned obsolescence there's no telling how things are engineered all so they get their customers to upgrade.

I did learned the light bulb was one of the first devices for planned obsolescence. The original ones lasted much longer than 1000 hours. Now I seen incandescent light bulbs life shorten down to 750 hours.

 

[Xenocity]

I did learned the light bulb was one of the first devices for planned obsolescence. The original ones lasted much longer than 1000 hours. Now I seen incandescent light bulbs life shorten down to 750 hours.

Companies also lost lots of money making those long lasting light bulbs back in the day.
The free market couldn't support them.

Some of those light bulbs are still working.

My grandmother also likes to remind everyone how light bulbs were given out free by the electric company until the 1960s when it was ruled illegal.

Also if you've actually opened up the iPod Touch, breaking in the internal seals, Apple won't touch it.
This is the same for all electronic companies who make PMPs, tablets and phones.

Take any of them to 3rd party vendors and it will cost you a very hefty price to get it fixed.

 

[DoomBox]

The batteries they put in iPods and iPhones are only good after hundreds or more charges. Eventually they cease holding a charge. I have both a 2nd and 6th gen iPod touch. My 2nd gen was bought back in 2009. Amazingly it still holds a good charge.

It may also depend on how long you charge it when its battery is full. I read that 45 minutes after it registers as fully charged is a good time to unplug. Keeping it plugged in can shorten its life.

If you use a USB outlet charger it's possible a surge hit it. Actually had that happen to a couple of devices I owned in the past. When that happens the device is pretty much fried.