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Default Modifying a USB cable to charge iPod without PC connection

On 2011-04-29, Man-wai Chang wrote:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/07/si..._ch argers-2/


+5V ---50k --- D-
|
10k
|
GND ---40K --- D+

Is this safe? Would it work?


At initial glance it seems good, but I haven't read the whole USB
charging specification.

http://www.usb.org/developers/devcla...rging_V1_2.zip