Universal Dock won´t recharge my 4G Ipod

I have an old 20 gb 4G Ipod (no colour screen) and I have just bought an Universal Ipod Dock.
However, I cannot get it to charge my Ipod. I´ve connected it to power via the original power adapter (which has a firewire connection).The playback through the remote and audio-out (to my hifi) works fine though.
Any idea what the problem is?
Thanks in advance
Martin

I've just experienced the same issue with my 5G Ipod the other day after cleaning the docking station. Suddenly my IPod, which previously recharged without problems, didn't want to recharge anymore. I thought I've broken the dock when cleaning it and therefore bought an Universal dock as replacement(with remote control). I was very surprised when the same problem reoccurred with the new dock. I'm using an old iPod AC power supply via Firewire. If connected to the IPod directly it works without problems, but through the universal dock it won't recharge (anymore!!). Can anyone tell me why previously this wasn't an issue and now all of a sudden it doesn't work? I haven't changed the firmware of my iPod. I can't believe this problem relates to the use of power supply (i.e. firewire vs. USB).

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