Originally Posted by
ScottC
On the same topic - here is an iGo charging kit for the Kindle, on sale at Amazon for just $5.
Amazon link
Add some more iGo tips, and you get yourself a really nice charging kit for your gadgets.
That's a friggin' steal, Scott. I don't have a Kindle, but that's a nice accessory to add to my iGo system for <$5.
Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
I've found that not all USB chargers work with the iPod, depending on what kind of iPod you have. My cheapo USB charger worked with my 2G iPod Nano but not with my 4G one.
Some Apple devices want to see voltage on the USB data pins to enable full-power charging (which is how the USB spec is actually written). The 3G iPhone is definitely one of those devices. You can do it with a soldering iron and 2 resistors. I modified a generic USB car charger to put the right voltage on the pins. Basically, you do this:
Code:
5V---170Kohm---+---+---170Kohm---Gnd
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D+ D-
That'll get you 2.x volts on the data pins, which will make an iPhone happy. More details here:
http://tzywen.com/modules.php?name=N...rticle&sid=696
Down in the comments is a link to a photo of the crude ASCII sketch I did.