Charging Cable ~ Should This Not Work?
Like many other I have found that my car charging cable does not work with my iPhone 3G, but I thought I had a solution, which as it turns out did not work ~ but why?
Previously when charging my other ipods in the car, I used a simple device which consisted of an adapter that went into the Cigar Lighter socket (Sorry Power Socket) which at the other end allowed a USB charging cable +(the same as the one used to charge via the computer USB port)+ to plug into it and the other into the iPod and then charge.
This worked just great. So if the cable which came with the iPhone 3G (I know its the same as all other such cables, but I was playing safe) works fine when connected to the computer and iPhone 3G Dock, +why when that cable is connected to my iPhone 3G and plugged into the cars power socket, does it not charge,+ bearing in mind that this new set-up will charge the ipods just as it did with the other older USB cable?
Can anyone enlighten me please or has anyone found a solution?
The adapter you have for you car's power outlet is attempting to charge the iPhone via the firewire pins in the dock port on the phone. In the iPhone 3G charging via the firewire pins has been eliminated, it now only works via the USB pins. Most car adapters will use firewire because it can carry 12V which is what the car is already supplying so no step down is needed because USB only does 5V.
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