Wall Charger for iPhone + extension cable?

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Wall Charger for iPhone + extension cable?

I have a wall charger and standard iPhone cable but it's too short. I was thinking of adding an extension cable but would it be safe to use in conjunction?

By too short as in the surge protector is on the ground and the desk is 4 feet high and the cable is less than 4 feet high and when I put it on the ground it takes the iPhone with it.

Dell Studio Slim Desktop, Windows Vista, iPhone 3G

Posted on Jul 5, 2009 11:19 AM

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Jul 5, 2009 11:27 AM in response to JoeZinVA

Why not plug a standard extension cord into the surge protector and plug the charger into that?

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modular747

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Jul 5, 2009 11:42 AM in response to JoeZinVA

I've never seen any extension cables (or longer than standard cables) for the iPhone/iPod. What did you have in mind?

You could use a standard line extension cord for the surge protector so that it would reach your desk. You also could plug an extension cord with a strip outlet into the surge protector, and place the outlet on your desk, plugging the charger into that. Both would be safe.

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JoeZinVA Author

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Jul 5, 2009 1:55 PM in response to Jim VanLeeuwen

Sorry. I didn't realize I missed the word "USB" in extension cable.

It would be the wall charger, add a USB extension cable to the charger, and plug the iPhone charging cable into the USB extension cable.

I use USB extension cables for my keyboards as the computers are over ten feet away but I wasn't sure if I adding a USB extension cable to a wall charger and iPhone cable was safe.

I can't plug it into a computer at work as it's a government owned machine sadly.

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Tamara

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Jul 5, 2009 1:56 PM in response to JoeZinVA

You can use a USB extension cable.

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modular747

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Jul 5, 2009 2:07 PM in response to JoeZinVA

I'm not sure why I didn't realize you meant a USB extension... The iPhone meets USB standards and has no more safety issues than any other USB device. The charging current is limited by the charger.

OTOH, if you notice that the insulation on extension cable melts and the cable glows red, maybe it wasn't a good idea. 😉

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