Closed Thread
Results 1 to 9 of 9
Thread: crossing usb chargers
LinkBack URL-
08-30-2008, 10:16 AM #1Mobile Enthusiast
- Join Date
- Aug 2008
- Posts
- 43
crossing usb chargers
I have an old Ipod Nano and an 8gig Ipod Touch. Can I use the usb charger from my ipod touch to charge my nano? Can I use the usb charger from my nano to charge my touch? I can't think of a reason why this would hurt, but I can't seem to find anything on google search. I don't want to just try it for fear of frying batteries, but if it works, it would make traveling easier to not worry about 50 different charging cords.
Thanks!!!!
-
08-30-2008, 10:22 AM #2Still a moderator ...
- Join Date
- Apr 2004
- Location
- Belgium (Europe)
- Posts
- 24,538
Re: crossing usb chargers
If the connectors match and the voltage ratings on the chargers are also in the same range, why not ?
Digital since 1980, handheld since 2001
M105 (retired but still working), T|E (sold)
T3 + ADAPT BT GPS + Viamichelin 3.2 + Palm WiFi card
Treo 500v with WM6.1 and Treo 680 in the drawer
Desire S - rooted -Virtuous Quattro beta 5 - Ice Cream Sandwich
Acer Iconia A500 Tablet - rooted - Thor A500 ROM v14.2 - Honeycomb 3.2.1
Having a rather busy schedule at work, so I am not around that much lately.
-
08-30-2008, 10:45 AM #3Mobile Enthusiast
- Join Date
- Aug 2008
- Posts
- 43
Re: crossing usb chargers
I agree with you, but how do I find the voltage of the charges? It is not on the USB cable. that was the first thing I looked for. I would look on Apple.com, but my nano is like first generation. I am not sure if the charging specs have changed with newer models.
-
08-30-2008, 10:53 AM #4Older 'n louder w/KB envy
- Join Date
- May 2002
- Location
- Not in a happy place...
- Posts
- 13,463
Re: crossing usb chargers
usually, the specs are written or stamped on the charger itself -- the part that plugs into the 110 wall outlet
fwiw, there's no problem doing this with a 2nd or 3rd gen Nano and an iPod Touch
EDIT: please pardon my poor manners…
Welcome to Brighthand!My useful BH links -- BH FAQS/repair options/digitizer discussions
~"Friends are the Fambly we choose" ~"Shared pain is diminished, shared joy is increased"
~inanimate objects are smarter than we give them credit for~our lives are too short to not help others
~"when you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it" Dilbert 9/22/09
~RAiD: making no decision is really making the choice to do nothing, about something
~The beauty of learning to let go of anger and those things we cannot change is that you can make choices
and deal with things on your own terms and not have them affect your whole day or those around you.
-
08-30-2008, 11:04 AM #5Mobile Enthusiast
- Join Date
- Aug 2008
- Posts
- 43
Re: crossing usb chargers
thanks for the welcoming, just for clarification, I am not working with the wall chargers, it is just the ubs to plug into my computer. I will have to find out if the nano I have is the first gen or not. I bought it like two years ago at Walmart.
-
08-30-2008, 11:07 AM #6Mobile Consultant
- Join Date
- May 2003
- Location
- Kyle, TX
- Posts
- 476
Re: crossing usb chargers
If you can use the cord to charge the iPod from a computer's USB port, the voltage is fine and interchangeable.
-
08-30-2008, 11:46 AM #7Still a moderator ...
- Join Date
- Apr 2004
- Location
- Belgium (Europe)
- Posts
- 24,538
Re: crossing usb chargers
Ah yes, missed that.
Originally Posted by tanbam
USB is USB wherever you plug it in
Digital since 1980, handheld since 2001
M105 (retired but still working), T|E (sold)
T3 + ADAPT BT GPS + Viamichelin 3.2 + Palm WiFi card
Treo 500v with WM6.1 and Treo 680 in the drawer
Desire S - rooted -Virtuous Quattro beta 5 - Ice Cream Sandwich
Acer Iconia A500 Tablet - rooted - Thor A500 ROM v14.2 - Honeycomb 3.2.1
Having a rather busy schedule at work, so I am not around that much lately.
-
09-01-2008, 11:15 AM #8Big Shot in the Lab
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- Chillicothe, OH
- Posts
- 1,761
Re: crossing usb chargers
Dude! Don't cross the streams! Don't cross the streams!
(Sorry, I had to. And welcome to BH.)
-
09-01-2008, 11:30 AM #9Still a moderator ...
- Join Date
- Apr 2004
- Location
- Belgium (Europe)
- Posts
- 24,538
Re: crossing usb chargers
Let's keep this on-topic, shall we ? Originally Posted by RobbM
Otherwise I know who to call
Digital since 1980, handheld since 2001
M105 (retired but still working), T|E (sold)
T3 + ADAPT BT GPS + Viamichelin 3.2 + Palm WiFi card
Treo 500v with WM6.1 and Treo 680 in the drawer
Desire S - rooted -Virtuous Quattro beta 5 - Ice Cream Sandwich
Acer Iconia A500 Tablet - rooted - Thor A500 ROM v14.2 - Honeycomb 3.2.1
Having a rather busy schedule at work, so I am not around that much lately.
Took the plunge, bought a Lumia 928
Yesterday, 10:11 PM in Nokia