Car charger, 12v- USB.

First of, no i dont want nokia original charger, i _really_ hate the twisted cord.
I have tried several different 12v -> USB-adapters and the micro-USB charging/data cable, but none of them works.
I have even tried opening the original car charger (with micro USB), and changed the twisted cord to a straight, normal, micro-USB one, with no luck.
The last adapter i tried is specced for 1A(deltaco), which should be more than sufficient.
This is _REALLY_ starting to **bleep** me off, what is up with this? Can anyone help me?

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
The iPod Nano needs to exchange data prior to charging so a Nano aware charger must be used.
USB should has standard power values (I thought it was 5volts so 5.7 volts sounds right for charging. Where did you see the 3.7v figure?)
Anyhow the bottom line is that you need a specific charger. (Apparently this is becoming increasingly common. The Nano inspired and catchily titled Samsung ZP-25 also needs a data exchange (or specific charger).
Here's a couple of sites:
The iStore
iPod World
Xtreme Mac
iPod Accessories
Belkin.
HTH
mrtotes

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