# Ok techies, cable question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-techies-cable-question/847087>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 28, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-techies-cable-question/847087 "2020-01-28T01:07:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-techies-cable-question/847087/1 "2020-01-28T01:07:47Z")

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I have a volvo c30. The aux input is a male plug. I want to plug in my old school Ipod, which has a male plug hole and a normal uSB outlet on the plug. what can I use?

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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-techies-cable-question/847087/2 "2020-01-28T01:12:28Z")

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‘Male plug’ plugged into ‘male plug hole’ would seem to work.

BTW male plug hole is normally called a female plug.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-techies-cable-question/847087/3 "2020-01-28T01:54:38Z")

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[One of these.](https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=644&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsbrxBRDpARIsAAnnz_NFMpGiRSZKYfX9sA0RLA46kv2d3M2XgmXrnbf-YLwcH7dvfWk_HZwaAkQEEALw_wcB)

Available at virtually any store that sells anything remotely electronic.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-techies-cable-question/847087/4 "2020-01-28T03:22:42Z")

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> [@Kent\_Clark](#):
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> [One of these.](https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=644&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsbrxBRDpARIsAAnnz_NFMpGiRSZKYfX9sA0RLA46kv2d3M2XgmXrnbf-YLwcH7dvfWk_HZwaAkQEEALw_wcB)
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> Available at virtually any store that sells anything remotely electronic.

Thank you, I found it at Amazon.