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iPod mini Coin Bank

iPod mini Coin Bank
Well, I think I shorted my iPod mini's battery. So I decided to take it apart, remove the battery, and see what could be done. Then I broke a ribbon cable. Whoops.

5 minutes later, my mini had become a coin bank. =]

If you plan on doing this to a broken mini, I found this article to be quite helpful. I decided to salvage the microdrive/hard drive, seeing as how I could still use it; and I threw the rest of the stuff into a shoe box somewhere in my closet... or is it in a drawer...? Hmm...

Anyway, the rest is pretty much self-explanatory.

Good luck and have fun!
~Labot2001
7 comments
Jul 21, 2008. 3:10 PMpurduecer says:
haha, wow, that's a really cool idea :-) Kudos to you, sir
Jul 8, 2008. 10:59 AMSunny124613 says:
This is cool but I found something similar to this in a Crutchfield magazine. Anyways I LOVE Pink Floyd!!!!
Jul 1, 2008. 2:49 AMgmjhowe says:
i like this idea, it works great. its a shame the top and bottom plastic isnt the same shape, then you could have the slit on the top!
May 6, 2008. 10:05 PMbenthekahn says:
i had a funny thought. I was about to say you could paint over the screen and use it to hide valuables, but then i realized its and ipod so it would get stolen anyways.
Apr 13, 2008. 8:26 AMBrennn10 says:
The bottom portion works great for sticking the cents in!
May 2, 2008. 6:53 AMRelyNupon says:
bow chika wow wow orrrr.... blarg chicka honk honk

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