Battery Drain

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Battery Drain

Just a general question about the battery life on these iPods. I know they seem to drain pretty quickly, but does anyone know if the battery still gets drained even if it's connected to the wall charger or a car charger?

iPod 5th Gen Windows XP

Posted on Sep 29, 2006 7:57 AM

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KoDor

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Sep 29, 2006 8:05 AM in response to thesoaps

if its pluged into a car or wall charger it should be charging. if your ipod is off and pluged into a wall or car charger it will not drain the battery.

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kEat0n

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Sep 29, 2006 8:22 AM in response to thesoaps

KoDoR, is right. But if your having problems with battery life, I would suggest buying this

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/tunejuice/

Hope this helped

kEat0n

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thesoaps Author

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Sep 29, 2006 8:23 AM in response to KoDor

So if i am still playing music or watching a video on it while charging does it still drain the battery or is it now running off of the charger?

IPod 5th Gen Windows XP

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kEat0n

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Sep 29, 2006 8:24 AM in response to thesoaps

No.

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thesoaps Author

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Sep 29, 2006 8:27 AM in response to kEat0n

I did not know about this product. I drive my work vehicle around alot all day and the cigarette lighter in it does not work, so I try not to use my iPod too much. This sounds perfect. Thanks!

IPod 5th Gen Windows XP

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thesoaps Author

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Sep 29, 2006 8:31 AM in response to kEat0n

Thanks!

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kEat0n

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Sep 29, 2006 8:34 AM in response to thesoaps

No problem! I have one and it works great for me!

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Oct 9, 2006 5:34 AM in response to kEat0n

I heard that charging the battery on a "car battery charger" significantly shortens the life of the battey. Apparently, this has to do with the car using a similar voltage but a completely different current.

Is this true?
I want to buy an I trip with car charger, but I am unsure what to do. If it is going to drain my battery I think I'll just buy the I-trip without battery charger (which is going to feed from the ipod anyways).

What to do?? which option will keep my battery alive for a longer period of time??

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