iPod Mini Taptic Engine Mod Tutorial

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Last time we stuck a Taptic Engine inside an iPod 4th gen, today we'll do the same with an iPod Mini! This tutorial will work on both iPod Mini 1st generation (2004) as well as 2nd generation (2005).

Materials needed:
iPod Mini (1st or 2nd generation)
iPhone 7 Taptic Engine (iPhone 8 - iPhone 11 Taptic Engines will also work)
Type I CompactFlash card or CompactFlash to SD adaptor with SD card
Wire
Solder

Index:
00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - Opening up the iPod
06:40 - Preparing the Taptic Engine
08:46 - Preparing the board
10:06 - Installing the Taptic Engine
10:42 - Putting it all together
12:30 - Closing it all up
14:17 - Testing the setup
14:38 - Finishing touches
16:10 - Closing remarks

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