Ipod charging question

1. Mighty Gof - 28 January 2004

   I have a 40gb iPod bought for christmas.

   When I charge it by mains plug it charges fine but when it is charged in the dock it comes out with little/no power.

   Anyone got any ideas why or how to combat/solve problem?

   Cheers

   Gof

2. Wayne Stuart - 28 January 2004

   It's a software bug with the battery indicator (henceforth know as the battery randomometer) that was introduced during the last iPod update (v2.1). It'll sort itself out as you use it.

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3. DrewM - 28 January 2004

   Ooh good question - I'm seeing that too.

   20Gb iPod.

   drew.

4. Simon Wolf - 28 January 2004

   Although, as has already been mentioned, the 2.1 battery meter is screwed up, I also read somewhere (probably iPodLounge) that the iPod does not charge over a firewire cable from a sleeping Mac and that it will only recharge if the Mac is awake. I've taken to charging from the mains adaptor and just plugging in to my iBook when I need to update my iPod.

   Simon

5. Mighty Gof - 29 January 2004

   That sounds like the problem - cheers all

   Gof

6. Andrew Horne - 29 September 2006

   Hi all,

   Having just bought a new 5th Gen (rev A) ipod (30GB), do you think its cool to charge this up from an AC outlet using an old firewire cable and ipod AC adapter supplied wth my original 3rd gen ipod?
   Or should I just keep charging it using the supplied USB2 cable connected to my Mac?

   Surely it can't do it any harm?

   Thanks in advance.

   Andrew

7. Chris Ridd - 29 September 2006

   How retro of you!

   The dock interface is the same. It will charge OK. IIRC the previous gen of iPods put a warning message about using obsolete tech^W^WFirewire when you connected one.

   Cheers,

   Chris

8. Jim - 29 September 2006

   AIUI (E&OE) both will charge it fine, but you can only sync via USB2.

   I understand why they did that but I still hate it.

   Jim

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9. Roger Merriman - 30 September 2006

   shouldn't be a problem at all, far as i understand firewire will still charge just no data.

   roger

10. erilar - 26 May 2007

    And the English one is a big clunker compared to the one I use on the continent.

    Mary, biblioholic

    bib-li-o-hol-ism : the habitual longing to purchase, read, store, admire, and consume books in excess.

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11. 9600 - 26 May 2007

    Thanks all. I have already got the ac charger from my powerbook.

    peace