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Comment recycler un écran d'ordinateur portable ? « Korben Korben. Bricolage : fabrication d'un écran plat LCD. Modify a generic USB car charger to charge a 3rd gen iPod Nano. I have a 3rd generation iPod Nano.

Modify a generic USB car charger to charge a 3rd gen iPod Nano

It detects it's connected to but refuses to charge from a generic car->USB charge adapter, but I didn't fancy buying an adapter cable or yet another charger specifically for the iPod, so I modified one I already had. There's a chance that this could work for other USB devices (maybe an iPhone too, but I don't have one), but there's also a chance that this could fry your device, car, or perhaps eat all of the cheese in the house. Step 4. How To Make Your Own USB Car Charger For Any iPod Or Other Devic. Note: I have tested this only on an iPod Nano, but I would imagine that It would work for any iPod that charges via USB, or any device that charges over USB that uses a 5v source for charge.

The basic idea here is to charge my Nano via USB while in the car. The total project cost for me was Free-99.

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