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Can I use my ipod ac usb charger for bb?
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Posted by: shanezam203

I have an ipod and it came with an ac usb power supply. Anyone know if I can plug my blackberry usb cable into that and charge my bb like I do my ipod? Or is it a different amount of volts?

Posted by: anhloc

No. The Apple iPod USB cable is USB male to Apple Dock Connector. Won't work on a Blackberry with a mini-USB charger.

Some digital camera cables (just the same cable) can be used to charge your Blackberry, and the Blackberry USB cable can be used to charge/sync your camera with your computer.

Posted by: Lloydg

Yes, this should work.

My BB charger says 5V 0.5A (500mA) - the USB standard, and I use it to charge my IPod Mini.

I assume the IPod charger output says 5V 0.5A also (check the label) so as long as you use the BB cable it should work.

Posted by: Mark Rejhon

Yes, this should work -- just use your existing Blackberry MiniUSB cable instead of using the Apple Dock Cable.

The neat thing is that this is completely safe with all chargers that has a USB port! (Unlike for old power adaptors -- BOOM!)

I have never heard of anybody damage their equipment from a brand name USB charger, even if you mix-and-match good brand name USB chargers / USB cables / chargeable USB devices.

USB is always standardized at 5 volts, you're guaranted 5 volts

(Okay, for you electronics engineering majors -- plus or minus a few meaningless fraction of a volt, but that goes with computers too -- one computer may output 4.995 volts and another may output 5.013 volts through USB. These are all within USB voltage fluctuation specification.).

Posted by: hillstrubl

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Originally posted by Mark Rejhon
Yes, this should work -- just use your existing Blackberry MiniUSB cable instead of using the Apple Dock Cable.

The neat thing is that this is completely safe with all chargers that has a USB port! (Unlike for old power adaptors -- BOOM!)

I have never heard of anybody damage their equipment from a brand name USB charger, even if you mix-and-match good brand name USB chargers / USB cables / chargeable USB devices.

USB is always standardized at 5 volts, you're guaranted 5 volts

(Okay, for you electronics engineering majors -- plus or minus a few meaningless fraction of a volt, but that goes with computers too -- one computer may output 4.995 volts and another may output 5.013 volts through USB. These are all within USB voltage fluctuation specification.).

x2 i use my girlfriend's Creative Zen Micro mp3 players charger on my 7100t, as my BB charger was gone looooooong ago

Posted by: dmhines

That must be something new ... I thought all the iPod chargers had a firewire connector ...

Posted by: Ericboo

They have an optional USB charger as the new Mini does not come with an ac adapter.

Will have to pass this along to my sister who for some strange reason uses 2 BB's.

Posted by: shanezam203

Wirelessly posted (Blackberry 7520: BlackBerry7520/4.0.0 UP.Browser/5.0.3.3 UP.Link/5.1.2.12)

Thanks a lot for all the replies.
Shane

Posted by: amc

I just picked up the USB charger for my ipod photo and more specifically as a travel charger for my ipod shuffle so I guess it now has more than one (or two) uses

Posted by: anhloc

I apologize for not reading that more clearly.

I thought you were referring to the cable.

As I have a 4G iPod 20GB and a 1G iPod Mini, they both came with Firewire wall chargers.

You should (theoretically) be able to charge your iPod with your BB USB adapter with USB Dock connector cable, and charge your BB with the iPod Charger with USB BB cable.