3rd gen Ipod Won't charge

My third gen ipod will not charge. The battery icon shows with out the lightening bolt. I know its not the batery because i swapped it out with another ipod and it completelty charged. this morning, i updated the ipod with the ipod updater and here's the kicker. after the update i am supposed to plug it into an external power supply and guess what. it doesn't work.
any one have this problem and were you able to fix it?

That's why it's important to have a back up of all your music.
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