Accidentally plugging iPod into iPad charger?

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Originally Posted by Tinman

What Apple did do, which seems odd to me, is have the iPad say it is "not charging" when plugged into a 5W supply.

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It doesn't say that for me, when I'm charging it through a iPod (5W) charger: it just doesn't charge as fast as with the 10W one. It only says "Not Charging" when I've plugged it into a regular-power USB port on a computer.

the reps are there to make money..."you need separate chargers for everything..."

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Originally Posted by tzimisce

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Originally Posted by Tinman

What Apple did do, which seems odd to me, is have the iPad say it is "not charging" when plugged into a 5W supply.

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It doesn't say that for me, when I'm charging it through a iPod (5W) charger: it just doesn't charge as fast as with the 10W one. It only says "Not Charging" when I've plugged it into a regular-power USB port on a computer.

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It does that on 5W USB port or powered 5W USB hub.


Michael

should be fine. i haven't had any problems with mine so far

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Originally Posted by col.bris

I use only one charger that is the iPad charger for my iPad, iPhone and iPod and have done since I received the iPad some months ago.

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I did It also on my iPod and Iphone using my iPod charger and it goes well done.

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Originally Posted by paoylin1

the reps are there to make money..."you need separate chargers for everything..."

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Incorrect.

You can use any charger that came with an iPhone, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod Classic, or iPad to charge any iOS device.

For those whose iPad's say "not charging", it actually is very slowly. That will be the case for those using less powerful, non 2.1 amp car chargers, wall adapters, or USB ports.

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Originally Posted by apple.com/batteries/ipad

The quickest way to charge your iPad is with the included 10W USB Power Adapter. iPad will also charge, although more slowly, when attached to a computer with a high-power USB port (many recent Mac computers) or with an iPhone Power Adapter.

When attached to a computer via a standard USB port (most PCs or older Mac computers) iPad will charge, but only when it's in sleep mode.

Make sure your computer is on while charging iPad via USB. If iPad is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPad battery will continue to drain.

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Apple - Batteries - iPad

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Originally Posted by David79

Apple are idiots then if they told you that you cant charge anythig besides ipad with the ipad plug

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Seems doubtful that is the case, since they are the manufacturers. What I have been told by the Genius Bar at my local Apple Store was it is recommended to use the charger that came with the iPad, but using an iPod touch, iPhone charger, etc. will not harm the iPad. It just won't charge it as quickly.

I then asked them, what if I accidentally plug my iPhone into the iPad's charger, and they said that would be alright, as each device pulls what it needs and the device's battery charging circuitry knows how much amperage it needs.

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Originally Posted by xune

Seems doubtful that is the case, since they are the manufacturers. What I have been told by the Genius Bar at my local Apple Store was it is recommended to use the charger that came with the iPad, but using an iPod touch, iPhone charger, etc. will not harm the iPad. It just won't charge it as quickly.

I then asked them, what if I accidentally plug my iPhone into the iPad's charger, and they said that would be alright, as each device pulls what it needs and the device's battery charging circuitry knows how much amperage it needs.

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Thats why i said they are if they told them they couldnt, clearly they d not know too much if they are giving out bad info, I have an extra ipad plug because I bought the longer cord, and I use the one that came with it for everything from iphone, ipod touch to my gps when it is sitting too long and battery starts to drain from not being in car. so far no issues with any usb devide I plug into it, comes in handy.

A tip my wife last night used my iPhone charger to charge her iPad 2 before i came to bed i then plugged in my iPhone and this morning the phone was dead!!
plugging in the 10w iPad to the 5w iPhone charger will blow the charger. The other way round does not seem to affect the iPhone or charger at all. I have also found that my iPad 2 will not charge when I'm on bootcamp windows yet the same port but logged into Lion os it charges fine! Odd me thinks

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Originally Posted by alks

A tip my wife last night used my iPhone charger to charge her iPad 2 before i came to bed i then plugged in my iPhone and this morning the phone was dead!!
plugging in the 10w iPad to the 5w iPhone charger will blow the charger. The other way round does not seem to affect the iPhone or charger at all. I have also found that my iPad 2 will not charge when I'm on bootcamp windows yet the same port but logged into Lion os it charges fine! Odd me thinks

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iPad mustn't blow original iPhone charger, because before charging it tests connected device to determine how much current (power) it may supply - Apple use data circuits for it by applying different voltages to them in iPad and iPhone chargers. If it wasn't so your PC would block USB port every time you plug in iPad dew to overpower. Excuse my english.
MACs can charge iPad because they (modern ones) can provide 1100 mAmps on one USB port, but iPad starts to charge only when it determine that is connected to MAC, not PC.