topic Cradle not charging... in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151616#M2619 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a trivial issue. I have been a happy owner of a 40GB Vaio Pocket for about 18 months, and despite the battery life dying a bit, its been a trusty companion.<BR /><BR />However, today I have attempted to charge and nothing happens. The usb on the cradle still works but the power doesnt. <BR /><BR />I have read previous threads about getting a cradle (A-1088-556-A) but can only find this on a US sony site and I am in the UK. Has anyone been successful in getting a spare one in the UK ?<BR /><BR /><BR />Also, pre-empting a possible upgrade / alternative. If I buy a new mp3 player of some description, does that mean that I have to rebuild my music collection from scratch ?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:25:33 GMT mollsa 2006-06-21T13:25:33Z Cradle not charging... https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151616#M2619 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a trivial issue. I have been a happy owner of a 40GB Vaio Pocket for about 18 months, and despite the battery life dying a bit, its been a trusty companion.<BR /><BR />However, today I have attempted to charge and nothing happens. The usb on the cradle still works but the power doesnt. <BR /><BR />I have read previous threads about getting a cradle (A-1088-556-A) but can only find this on a US sony site and I am in the UK. Has anyone been successful in getting a spare one in the UK ?<BR /><BR /><BR />Also, pre-empting a possible upgrade / alternative. If I buy a new mp3 player of some description, does that mean that I have to rebuild my music collection from scratch ?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:25:33 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151616#M2619 mollsa 2006-06-21T13:25:33Z Re: Cradle not charging... https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151617#M2620 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sorry I misread your post so my advice to buy a new ac adaptor was just moronic drival and deserves to be danced on by a football team of gogo dancing muppets<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:44:36 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151617#M2620 tonybeard 2006-06-21T13:44:36Z Re: Cradle not charging... https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151618#M2621 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>And the more sensible answer is : tried contacting Vaio-link for support? I think they will be more then happy to sell you a new cradle and/or ac adaptor (maybe mesure, using a multi-meter, the voltage of the AC before calling so you know what is exactly the part you need...)<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:56:52 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151618#M2621 BartK 2006-06-22T05:56:52Z Re: Cradle not charging... https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151619#M2622 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Couldnt get much joy out of Vaio-Link, so am scouring ebay for a spare cradle.<BR /><BR />Does anyone know if the 20GB VGF-AP1 cradle is compatible with the 40GB VGF-AP1L .<BR /><BR />I realise they have different part codes, just wondered if anyone has tried this 'hands on'.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:11:15 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/cradle-not-charging/m-p/151619#M2622 mollsa 2006-06-26T16:11:15Z