02-14-2008, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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USB port for charging another device?
Does anybody know if that's posssible? I have a Sandisk MP3 player that charges via USB and I was wondering if I could just hook it up to a plugged-in Iliad....
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02-16-2008, 09:48 AM | #2 |
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My Kensington travel light works on the USB port, so it's obviously putting out a trickle of juice - but it's going to run down the battery on your iLiad something wicked, I'd guess!
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02-24-2008, 06:40 PM | #3 |
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I just tried to hook up my 2,5" USB HDD to the iLiad, it didn't start up correctly. So I guess the iLiad's USB port doesn't give the full 250mA you can expect from a normal PC.
If your MP3 player only needs <250mA it might work, but I wouldn't count on that. |
02-28-2008, 07:48 AM | #4 |
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I have used my Iliad as power source for charging my ipod touch and it worked just fine
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02-28-2008, 08:14 AM | #5 |
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02-28-2008, 08:39 AM | #6 |
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OK, now that my Iliad is back from Holland, I can finally answer my own question: Yup, charging an MP3 player (in my case a Sansa c200) works just fine. That removes one additional charger from all my future travel plans ...
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02-29-2008, 07:58 AM | #7 |
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