Two dead iPod USB power adaptors

Last year, I bought a USB power adaptor for my wife's iPod so she could charge it stand-alone. That died on us. Then in January, we bought another, and last week, the new one died on us.
The USB cables are fine, because the iPod touch will charge using the identical adaptor that came with my iPhone. It's just the little transformer brick that's died on us.
One dieing is an anomaly. Two is the beginning of a pattern. Any idea what's going on here? Anyone else experience this sort of problem? Both the iPhone and iPod touch are under Apple Care. Will they give us the time of day on these chargers? Suggestions?

Before contacting Apple, you may just need to reset it.
Put the hold switch to the OFF/White position. Now toggle it ON/orange then back off again. Then press and hold both the MENU and center buttons on the iPod and hold them for a good 15 seconds or so. Your iPod should reboot starting with the Apple Logo screen.
If it doesn't work the first time, give it a second or third go. Sometimes it takes a few/several tries.
See this thread as an example of what I mean by needing to try it many times...
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5065208
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
Patrick

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