Charging iPod nano

Hi,
I have a strange question: I homemade an AC charger for my nanos (I actually have two, a 4GB mine and a 2GB for my daughter), by solding an USB female connector to the output cable of an AC/DC charger (from a broken Ericsson cell phone). I checked both voltage and current (nano requires 5 - 30 V, 1A max; the charger output is 7,6V , 600mA - both should match), then tried to charge, and here is the strange result:
-My 4GB nano seems to recharge (actually, the battery icon slowly flashes, I'm not sure it's the correct behaviour, up to now I always used the PC's USB to recharge, and there it's still but with the little lighting).
- My daughter's nano (2GB), instead, gives no sign of life when plugged into the charger. I mean, no charging icon appears if it's turned on, or it remains completely turned off if it was already in this condition (the other nano wakes up immediately when plugged).
Does anyone have an explanation for this behaviour?
Anyway, I think I'll purchase the original Apple charger, even it's quite expensive (29,00 EUR in Italy...).
Thanks,
Ivan
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