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ipod touch ac charger
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It might be a third party one. I purchased one for £4.99. Does it look fancy? No. But it does the job.
ok, thank u very much. btw, my safari has been acting up lately. the usual can't find the server problem. i tried every solution there is that i can find but the most it can do is give me an hour or 2 of surfing before it can't find the server again. any permanent solution? i read somewhere that it's the 1.1.4 firmware that's causing this.
Mine doesn't work!!
I have already bougth two tird party ones and they doesn't work with my Ipod Touch...
The output specs are the following:
1. DC 5.25V, 500mA.
2. DC 5V, 1000mA
I've tested both with a PDA and they work!
Any idea why it doesn't work with my Itouch?
I have already bougth two tird party ones and they doesn't work with my Ipod Touch...
The output specs are the following:
1. DC 5.25V, 500mA.
2. DC 5V, 1000mA
I've tested both with a PDA and they work!
Any idea why it doesn't work with my Itouch?
Hey, that is why I wrote the specs of my chargers!
They are OK!
E.g. the original Ipod charger has 5V, 100mA, i.e. identical to one of mine. Nevertheless, I'm going to measure by my self the outputs tonight...
I thougth, perhaps the Ipod just checks that it is a "real" USB using the connections protocol and the original chargers somehow simulates the connection protocol of the USB...
But I doubt that the cheap ones that the people here are using implements that...
Apple in their infinite stupidity and desire for "lock in" sends a few bytes of data to the ipod before it starts charging. This is why you cannot charge it on windows without apple's software.
Thankfully the linux kernel is aware of this junk and sends the wake-up string to the usb as needed.
And, yes, I have one of the $5 chargers for my ipod touch. It is made in china. Same place as the "original" apple charger for an amazing $60. Probably the same damn factory. And yes, it charges the touch just fine.
-T
Thankfully the linux kernel is aware of this junk and sends the wake-up string to the usb as needed.
And, yes, I have one of the $5 chargers for my ipod touch. It is made in china. Same place as the "original" apple charger for an amazing $60. Probably the same damn factory. And yes, it charges the touch just fine.
-T
Hi,
thanks to the information I found in touchmods (where they show how to use 6 AA batteries to charge the Ipod), I managed to adapt my charger
When connected to a charger (i.e. no respond to the USB connection protocol), the Ipod just checks that about 2.4V are present at the data pins (the ones on the middle of the four USB pins) for going into charging mode. Both of my chargers had those pins floating. So that I opened my charger, put a 80 Kohm resistor between the 5V pin and the middle ones and a 66 Kohm resistor from there to the ground connection and It works now
It seems, there are cheap chargers that already do that.
I just bought a 1 amp max from HandHeldItems through Google. Including shipping it was only $7.95 and it works great!
I made myself an "adapter cable" 
for my Ipod Touch and can charge it nearly at any USB
even USB1.1...
Have a look hier:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/5460557/
for my Ipod Touch and can charge it nearly at any USB even USB1.1...
Have a look hier:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/5460557/