PowerBook and iBook extremely slow charging iPod over FireWire 400

[retta283]

I know this isn't the best place to post this, but I figured that people in the iPod forum might not use PPCs, and I'll get more responses here.

I have a 3rd gen iPod, 15 gigs if it matters, and this model cannot charge over a USB cable. I no longer have any wall adapters for a FireWire plug, but I do still have the 30 pin to 400 cable. It's an official Apple part. But when I plug it into either my iBook or PowerBook, it's extremely slow to charge. 30 minutes and it's only up by about 8%. Is this normal for FireWire 400 charging, or is something else going on?

 

[Slix]

FireWire should charge fairly fast, just like USB 2.0 does. I've used various Macs to charge via FireWire recently, and none seemed to be that slow. Can you try a different cable? Are the Macs running on battery power or power adapter?

 

[Eriamjh1138@DAN]

I’d say the battery in the iPod is nearly dead and not taking a charge. If it reports the charge level as a proportion of voltage and ten battery doesn’t actually increase its voltage, then dead.

I have a 3G touch iPod 40Gb since 2003. I don’t even know if one can buy fresh batteries for that model any more.

 

[retta283]

I’d say the battery in the iPod is nearly dead and not taking a charge. If it reports the charge level as a proportion of voltage and ten battery doesn’t actually increase its voltage, then dead.

I have a 3G touch iPod 40Gb since 2003. I don’t even know if one can buy fresh batteries for that model any more.

I don't think that's the problem, as once charged it functions and lasts normally, it just takes a long time to charge.

FireWire should charge fairly fast, just like USB 2.0 does. I've used various Macs to charge via FireWire recently, and none seemed to be that slow. Can you try a different cable? Are the Macs running on battery power or power adapter?

I'm running them on their chargers whenever I try to charge the iPod, and it does the same thing on my Intel iMacs. I sadly don't have another cable to try, this is the only 30 pin to Firewire I have. I noticed that when the laptop was idle and not in use, it charged a lot faster, close to normal rates.

 

[reukiodo]

I don't think that's the problem, as once charged it functions and lasts normally, it just takes a long time to charge.

I'm running them on their chargers whenever I try to charge the iPod, and it does the same thing on my Intel iMacs. I sadly don't have another cable to try, this is the only 30 pin to Firewire I have. I noticed that when the laptop was idle and not in use, it charged a lot faster, close to normal rates.

Very interesring. I might try to replicate this with my iPod Color if/when I have time, since I also have the firewire wallwart to compare charging times against.