[csaag]

Bought a 30gb video Ipod for Xmas & just found out that it doesn't come with a standalone wall charger (i.e not hooked up to the PC)

I happen to be waiting on an external hard disk case thathappens to come with a USB 2.0 power adapter and was wondering if I can use that to charge the Ipod.

What's the input/output power specs on an Apple 5g USB power adapter? I figur if they match what the other adapter states then I should be able to use it.

thanks.

[ghporter]

I'm surprised that they stopped supplying AC adapters. My iPod Photo came with one and it charges much more conveniently on AC than when plugged into the computer.

USB power is +5vdc +/- a bit (I think it's +/- 2.5vdc). But iPods also require smooth, clean power; there's not a lot of room in them for filters and regulators. I would be wary of such a device as your external hard drive case myself; hard drives use +5 for spinning the motor, among other things, so they typically include quite a bit of power filtering, so what your adapter provides may not be very clean.