Bose SoundDock will not charge ipod touch

I bought a Bose sound dock to charge my 80gb ipod with video a few years ago. Apple has changed the pin layout and my new ipod touch will play, but not charge on the sound dock. Does anyone know if I can change the pins or buy a crossover cable? Love the sound of my new ipod touch on the dock, but without charging ability, it does not last long.

Could it be that your 80GB iPod used Firewire? Older iPods did. Firewire uses 12 volts whereas the modern iDevices use USB which is 5 volts. I am afraid that any change is configuration would damage either the Dock or the iPod.

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