IPOD External battery

I wanted to know if the IPOD well stop charging once the battery is full? I also wanted to know if using an external battery exclusively like a power-bank well affects my battery life. I have no problem with cliping my power-bank external battery pack to my belt with my Ipod, but well it result with problems. Thank You..

the iPod will stop charging once the battery is full. There should be no problem with your external source assuming it is iPod compatible for your model.

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I keep all my videos on an external hardrive (to save space on my computer's hardrive) and now that I want to transfer my videos to the video iPod, I don't know how to do it without copying the videos to the computer's. Same goes for buying videos on iTunes. Can someone help me with this, please?
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Apple iPod shuffle External Battery Pack

Has anyone used this? It sounds like a cool idea especially for travelling where I can't recharge. does it use just regualr AA batteries? (on Amazon, it says AA in one place and AAA in another.)
And I read some reviews that said it ruined their Shuffle just by plugging it in. Any experience with that?
thanks for any advice.
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Does anyone know if the external battery pack (Apple)
will work with the second generation IPOD shuffle??
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It will NOT work with the 2nd Gen Shuffle...think about HOW the Shuffle is connected to a powersource: through the headphone jack on its dock, thus rendering the headphone jack useless for connecting headphones to it. Some vendor MAY provide a new accessory which provides an audio out as well as a power source in teh future...

I'm going on a long trip. Is there an external battery for iPod?

I'm going on an 11 hour plane ride. My iPod 80GB may last 6 hours (movie watching). I did a seat search for airplane and there is not an outlet near my seat to recharge iPod. Is there an external battery or something that can be used on long trips so I can continue to watch movies?<

I just recently listed a few options in another thread. See here...
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=4744226#4744226
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Geekpod 100- External Battery for 5th Gen Ipod

Has anyone purchased this product (http://www.batterygeek.net/xcart/product.php?productid=16155)?
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There are tons of different external battery packs, systems and do it yourself solutions out there for iPods as well as generic USB devices. So unless you know something more specific about the one you saw, I doubt any of us can pin point it with "external" and lots of power, as most of them boost this stuff.
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External Battery pack

I know there have been external battery packs utilizing AA and AAA batteries, has anyone used one with their Touch? What were your experiences?

Hello,
I bought one of these out of a bargain bin in a local high street shop for £6:
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Backup-Battery-Pack-iPod/dp/B00009KAPW
Works fine with my 1st Gen but be prepared for how massive four AA batteries are compared to the slinky iPod touch. I bought four rechargeable AA batteries at the same time to miminize the environmental impact.
regards
mrtotes
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External battery for iTouch. Are they a good idea?

I'm thinking about buying a really cheap 1,500 mah external battery to charge my iPod Touch 5g. Do you think it would be a good idea to do so? Or does it damage the battery and possibly reduce it?

No, 110v and 220v are voltage from your wall socket, not current, and only appies to an AC adapter. An iPod touch requires, I believe, 5V at 500mA. Again, just make sure that the battery pack is certified for the iPod touch and, assuming that the pack is of good quality, you should be fine.
Regards.

Nano external battery pack

hellooo..
Just got two Nano's, for a long flight we have coming up - other ipod's seem to have external battery packs available, but can't see one for the Nano.
Anyone know of one, or know if the Shuffle or iPod one will work on the Nano?
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External battery pack for Classic + Belkin TuneTalk Stereo?

Can anyone recommend an external battery pack that would connect to the Belkin F8Z082-BLK TuneTalk Stereo recorder attached to an iPod Classic?
I need to double or triple the recording time in the field, which is only about 2 hours at the moment.
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OK, so looking into this a little bit more, the charger that comes with the iPhone is marked "iPos USB Power Adapter". It has an output of 4V @ 1A.
The old iPod Firewire charger I have and the car charger I have are rated at 12V @ 1A, so I'm going to stop using them post haste.
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Charging iPhone
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with the USB 2.0 or 1.1 standards, another Apple-branded
product or accessory designed to work with iPhone, or a
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have a new ipod mini tried to charge it with the usb and there is a battery sign with an ! mark my USB is 2.0 can anyone help

Here are all the tips:
Not all USB ports charge the iPod the same, or at all...
Especially if your PC USB port is lower powered. Some PC USB ports do not deliver enough power to adequately charge the iPod's battery. The AC charger delivers a full 1 amp charge. Rarely does a PC USB port (particularly in laptops) provide this much charging power. Expect faster charge-up times using an AC adapter. Even a DC car charger may help.
For any PC, but especially laptops, verify via the Windows Device Manager, that the unit DOES NOT cut power to the USB busses as a power saving measure.
Make sure that you actually have a USB port that works and is the
i high-powered
USB2 variety. Unfortunately, some laptops do not have them at all, and some desktops have them only in the rear. First try connecting to one of the USB ports on the rear of your computer, if possible.
NOTE: Most, if not all, USB ports will not charge the iPod when the PC hibernates or is off. In fact, it can further drain your battery.
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See this link for a good bit of info: The iPod Battery Unplugged..
i A synopsis of it is as follows
"For best results, try not to use computer ports to charge your iPod. USB is especially sensitive to how many devices are on it and what the resulting bus voltage is. It may even display the charging icon but not be adding much to the battery. USB versions prior to 2.0 will not charge your iPod (and probably be too slow for its other functions). Even USB 2.0 is limited to 700 milliamps and an iPod "likes" to see one full amp for charging, plus some to spin the HD while mounted. Some (early) iPod models will not charge from USB, period. Some PCs use 4-pin Firewire cables (all Macs are 6-pin) which carry no charging voltage, so they won't work at all for recharging and can allow your iPod to run down and cause serious problems while updating firmware, restoring, or loading songs. Both USB and Firewire require the iPod to be mounted by your computer as an external drive, which means the iPod's HD is spinning, using some of the juice that the battery might like to have. And if the computer sleeps or is turned off, the battery won't charge and in some cases will actually drain through the port circuits. Bottom line: if your ports are not doing a good job of charging your battery, use the wall adapter to charge for several cycles before questioning the battery's credentials. If you have a new iPod which only comes with USB, don't panic; it can work fine. But if you do experience problems, either take everything else off the USB bus (except mouse & keyboard) and/or get an AC adapter."
b Here is another possible way to obtain a charge
I have not tested this myself, but some reports on these Discussions indicate that it does work:
With the iPod disconnected from the PC, open up "my computer". You will see all the available drives. Now, plug the iPod into the USB port on your computer. As soon as you plug it in, watch the "my computer" window for the external drive (your iPod) to open up. As soon as it does, double click on it. It should remain charging for you (and your iPod will say Do Not Disconnect). Don't close out of it until you think the charging is complete (about 4 hours). It appears as though, as long as the iPod is communicating with the computer, it is charging.

External battery support

I'm looking at possibly purchasing a 5G 30GB iPod but can appreciate the extra battery life that the 60GB is reputed to have. The 30GB fits nicely with my budget (including some add-ons) and should be more than sufficient storage wise. Unfortunately, I am finding it difficult to find an external battery pack that is 'supported' with the 5G. Any ideas of why, for example, the Belkin Lithium Ion pack (among others) are not shown to support it? Are there any recommendations from users of the 5G regarding external batteries? Our selection here in Montreal seems rather limited....

I was looking at the 60GB mostly because of the extra battery life but figured that I could put the CDN $129 savings to others things such as external battery pack, camera connector, AC charger etc...
Griffin Technology lists their TuneJuice as fully functional/built for the 5G video iPod (with limited functionality for previous generations). SRP is US$19.95 and runs off of a 9 volt battery with a potential (so stated) of an additional 8 hours of battery life. I may ask a local supplier to my work to look into getting one and testing it.
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Ipod Mini battery (1st generation)

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My Ipod touch battery life depreciating, and it seems to coincide with my earphones no longer registering

Hello,
I have had a few iPod's over the last couple of years, and well I am starting to get bored of exchanging/purchasing a new one because of what seems like a reoccuring problem. My iPod's battery is dying... it no longer lasts a day even without use (I have taken off extra apps-I just have what came with my iPod on my phone, my bluetooth is disabled). This has happened to me before, I had reset my iPod. Reuploaded it from my back up as well as return it to manufaturers defaults and sync'd it as a brand new iPod and this has not helped. (Initially I thought maybe I had a corrupted file on there).
I had taken my iPod into the Genius Bar, told me to do the manufaturers reset, even had an ipod exchanged. I was told that doing mini charges would 'teach' the battery that it was empty before it truly was. So I stopped using a car charger, I now use my iPod and let it die before I charge it once again, or at least have it below the 20% battery life before I will plug it in. And yet the problem still persists. I know I have time to take it in and have it looked over, but I'm tired of the same issue.
This issue seems to come along with an issue with my earphones. I use the Skullcandy 50/50 ear buds that have been working on my iPod for months now. And yesterday I had been listening to my iPod in the car using the AUX port, have my iPod volume all the way up and my speakers down. Typically when I take out the AUX port cord and replace them with my earphones the iPod would change the volume level to what I was listening to last with earphones. But now it isn't doing that, and the controls for the pause, volume, skip/rewind no longer work.
The Apple staff have been very kind to me, but as a customer I am getting tired of having to deal with this. I am just at my wits ends as this would be my 3rd iPod... so I think that it's me causing this but what could I possibly be doing to create this?

- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. If defective and not abused Apple will experience it with a refurbished one since it should be within the one-year warranty.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
or send it in to Apple. See:
Service Answer Center - iPod

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