convert icelink cradle to cable

[hemant]

Hey guys, my first post. I have an icelink plus installed in my car, the icelink has a big cradle and I have a nano (small) so the setup kinda looks funny. I would love to use a cable with a 30pin instead. I was hoping to get a cheap ipod charger and hack it but when I opened the cradle I saw a small PCB and some capacitor or resistor I'm not sure. Looks like the project would be more difficult than I thought. I hope one of you can guide me through this.

[hemant]

Originally posted by hemant
Hey guys, my first post. I have an icelink plus installed in my car, the icelink has a big cradle and I have a nano (small) so the setup kinda looks funny. I would love to use a cable with a 30pin instead. I was hoping to get a cheap ipod charger and hack it but when I opened the cradle I saw a small PCB and some capacitor or resistor I'm not sure. Looks like the project would be more difficult than I thought. I hope one of you can guide me through this.

Another option would be to just fabricate a DIY dock extender (a cable with female 30 pin connector at one end and male 30 pin connector at the other). I think there are a number of people who would be interested in such a cable especially the ipod skin fanatics who also use the dock.

[ipodphoto30]

a cheap ipod charger i believe can be from maxell