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Does the iPod integration cable charge the iPod while it is in use?

I have an iPod touch 4th gen 16gb, and it charges when plugged in the trunk.

Hey ARCTIC, I notice your location is Iowa. How far are you from Mt Pleasant?
 
I have a 3rd gen IPod and it does charge while plugged into the port on my 2013 Rt L


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Spyderfun, I had a 2010 RTS and it DID charge the Ipod. Are you using the Ipod cable or the one that plugs into the headphone port? If port, it will not charge the Ipod
 
Spyderfun, I had a 2010 RTS and it DID charge the Ipod. Are you using the Ipod cable or the one that plugs into the headphone port? If port, it will not charge the Ipod


The iPod plug on the rt-side of the trunk that then plugs into the bottom of the iPod. Can see playlists and all. So it is "connected" to the bike correctly.
 
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:dontknow: That isn't normal...
You're using the proper cable, and it's supposed to keep the IPod charged-up...
It's time to ask your dealer about it.
 
I will take a pic of it as soon as I'm feeling better...recovering from rotator cuff surgery yesterday. Maybe the cable I have is 1st gen and doesn't charge?


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Thnx Bob! But talk about BAD timing....I am not only gonna miss SpyderFest but the NRA National Convention going on now here in Indy! Ughhhhhhhh!!!!


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I know... You can certainly get down there for a little while; can't you?
(I've got several of my hunting buddies there...go page "Harvey Dickens", or "Jerry Beiling"! :thumbup:)
 
I would love to spend sometime there and see what they have just for Instructors like me. I would likely just fall done from being pumped full of meds then being taken out by ambulance and still miss it all! LOL


-Mike
 
Harvey's a retired Teacher, and the President of the Woodridge VFD; he's got first-aid skills! :2thumbs: :D
Jerry's.... :shocked: Jerry! :roflblack:

But they've got TONS of stories to tell!
 
Bob here is the integration cable I have that DOES NOT charge my iPod.
One end plugs into the iPod and the other into the Spyder trunk right side connector.
The music, playlist, album...etc all show up on the AUX screen when its selected.
It simply will not charge the iPod. Thoughts????

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Bob here is the integration cable I have that DOES NOT charge my iPod.
One end plugs into the iPod and the other into the Spyder trunk right side connector.
The music, playlist, album...etc all show up on the AUX screen when its selected.
It simply will not charge the iPod. Thoughts????

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What year is your spyder. The cable with the box is the older cable. If you have a 2013, for sure this might be the problem. They changed the radio sometime in 2012 and after that there was a new iPod cable and it doesn't have the box in it.

Bob
 
I have a 2010 RTS SE5. I haven't put too much brain power into troubleshooting it due to having XM.


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Okay; here's my dumb question of the day... :opps:
(Sorry... this one gets me in trouble all of the time!)
Are you POSITIVE that you're getting everything plugged together nice and tight? :dontknow:
For a PE 2010 RT-S; that's the correct cable...
Unless it's gone bad... :shocked:
 
Everything seems to work "as advertised" except for charging. I can see and select different playlist, artists, albums ect but it just does not charge.

It just might be a bad charging circuit within the adapter but for $90 to get a new one.....it isn't that big of an issue.

The worthless CB is a whole other animal! LOL


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The black box on the older cable is the circuitry for charging (converts 12V to 5V and has the proper iPod data lines telling the iPod to charge at a certain rate).
Audio just passes through it.
Later sometime in 2012 they changed the radio and put the charging circuitry inside the radio. Thus the new iPod cable is just a straight through cable.

Did your RT come with that cable or did you purchase it after? If you purchased it after, might be your dealer gave you the wrong cable!

Now here is the kicker! If you use the old cable with the new radio nothing will burn up. And I would think it wont charge due to having double circuitry. So this might be your issue. However if you don't have the new radio and you try the new cable, it might burn up your iPod because you will be pumping 12V (instead of 5) into your iPod. So I do not recommend you test that unless you want to risk your iPod.

What I would do it pull the cover off the right side passenger hand grip and write down the serial number on your radio. Call BRP and ask them what iPod cable you should have! Or maybe call them and they can look it up based on your VIN.

Bob
 
I didn't know BRP changed the charging circuit to inside the radio (makes sense).

When my broken wing is healed I will do just that....thanks Bob!


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