Attn: The Chad: Ipod question

Hey bro

I remember in a past post about Ipods you mentioned that you got your Ipod from the US.

Well I just got mine sent over from the States too… and mighty stoked, but ahhh cant get it to work yet cos of the whole wrong plug voltage and charging it….

So…

Do you have to buy like a power converter cord (about $80) that change it from 240-110 Volts?

Or does it just work from one of them plug converters ($15) where it just puts 240 straight through it with no conversion?

Cos I just noticed 0n the little Ipod transformer that it says it “100-240” volts does that mean that it changes it automaticallu? And so when traveling all ya need is diff plugs?

I don’t wanna do the second option sending 240 through it and melting the lil’ bastard, but it’s deffinately a shitload cheaper and easier to take around as it’s smaller


Thanks for any help you can give.

If it says 100 - 240 volt then just quietly id say its safe to put 240 volts through it... thats the case with most transformers these days.

Got firewire? Dont need no stinking transformer

Yeah thats what Im thinking...

I just wanna make sure someone else has done it first...

thanks for the reply

Nah I'm on PC so I gotta buy the USB 2 cable...

which unfortunately doesnt charge it...

Oh yeah and my puter aint got a fire wire socket

Bugger.

you can def. charge an iPod without the charger via Firewire on a Mac.

There may be some third party adaptors?

You could try übertec in Parnell - 358 3801

Twincam


Dont buy the apple one, your current lil white converter does 240v, the only thing someone like ubertec will sell you is the "world conversion pack" which changes the plug bit that pops out, pop the US one out and look at the connector under it... I managed to find an old cord that went from NZ power plug to some other random converter, plugged it in, worked a treat

Happy listening!! (GU026 copying on to mine now... SHHHH!)

Yup
sweet!!

just found out

it's called a figure 8 plug... which shit loads of appliances use

and it'll work sweet as...

Thanks for all the reply's fullahs



but yeah still gotta buy the USB cord but thats the price you pay for owning a PC I geuss

But shoulda got that from the States as well- they are like 80 bucks here and only 20 in the US

or buy a firewire card (its quicker, firewire can maintain the bandwidth, USB has to burst)

A firewire card might also be able to power it

hmmm. a firewire card you say...

I'll deff look into that...

Any idea how much they would set me back....

oh yeah I got a laptop as well so I dunno if that makes stuff harder or not....

ST Lab FireWire (IEEE1394) 3+1 Port PCI Card with 6-4pin cable & software 12 Months $33

http://www.pp.co.nz/AddonCards.php

pretty cheep

woops that would be for ya pc

something like this owould be sutable for ya lappie

ST Lab CB-FW1394 PCMCIA Cardbus 3 Port Firewire adaptor 12 Months $58
http://www.sunrichtech.com.hk/CARDBUS/CARDBUS%20TO%20IEEE%201394.htm


also from www.pp.co.nz

Choice!!!

Chur Danjah

Firewire will power it.

yeah get firewire dude, comes in handy for other things too...

I ordered the firewire card this morning...


Thanks again all for your help