On Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:17:25 -0000 (UTC), Tweed
<
usenet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Scott <
newsg...@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:58:21 -0000 (UTC), Tweed
>> <
usenet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Scott <
newsg...@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> From our other thread on charging a battery shaver, I understood that
>>>> any USB charger is okay as long as the current matches or exceeds what
>>>> is required by the device to be charged. However, my iPad Classic will
>>>> not charge with an iPhone charger and USB lead but it charges using
>>>> the original charger and FireWire lead. What causes the mismatch?
>>>>
>>> It probably will charge but will deny it. I can?t speak for an iPod, but an
>>> iPad will charge from a phone charger, but very slowly. Only higher current
>>> chargers with the appropriate signalling will cause it to admit to being
>>> charged.
>>
>> My mistake in referring to an iPad.
>>
>> I charged the iPod for several ours and the battery was flat at the
>> end of it. The guy that replaced the battery said only the original
>> charger would work but gave no reason. Could it be that the iPod is
>> looking for higher current than an iPhone?
>>
>What sort of iPod do you have? From what I’ve read, an older classic
>version won’t charge over USB, only sync.
I think it's 4th generation iPod. This could be the answer but I don't
remember it coming with separate leads for charging and sync'ing.