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NinjaUK

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Re: So I plugged in my iPad...
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2010, 10:19:16 AM »
The standard iPad charger is designed to output 5 volts at 2.1 amps ( ~10 watts)

The USB battery charging specification that was added in March 2007 allows for a max of 1.8amps to be drawn.

The iPhone’s standard compact power adapter runs at 5V at 1.1 amps (~5 watts)

Computers have the ability to adapt the voltage that are sent to the ports, thus why you sometimes need a driver update.  Read the tinterweb there appears to be lots of people having issues with charging this thing!

Hope this helps.
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Re: So I plugged in my iPad...
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2010, 11:29:43 AM »
My iPhone charger will slow-charge my ipad perfectly fine...

The USB port in my car wont... make of that what you will ;)
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Re: So I plugged in my iPad...
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2010, 11:40:30 AM »
What charger is that?  Main, 12v socket or USB in PC?
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Re: So I plugged in my iPad...
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2010, 11:58:38 AM »
Quote from: Ninjauk on June 11, 2010, 10:19:16 AM
The standard iPad charger is designed to output 5 volts at 2.1 amps ( ~10 watts)

The USB battery charging specification that was added in March 2007 allows for a max of 1.8amps to be drawn.

The iPhone’s standard compact power adapter runs at 5V at 1.1 amps (~5 watts)

Computers have the ability to adapt the voltage that are sent to the ports, thus why you sometimes need a driver update.  Read the tinterweb there appears to be lots of people having issues with charging this thing!

Hope this helps.

This is spot on and what our Apple geek has found out.

Martin
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Re: So I plugged in my iPad...
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2010, 12:30:33 PM »
Quote from: Ninjauk on June 11, 2010, 11:40:30 AM
What charger is that?  Main, 12v socket or USB in PC?

Mains.

My Dell Laptop also slow charges.

Anyone know exactly how much the USB in the punto pushes out? I think its under-specification tbh.

Playing music, running sat nav and charging via the USB port in the car, my phone actually looses charge...
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Re: So I plugged in my iPad...
« Reply #20 on: June 11, 2010, 02:08:43 PM »
I read somewhere that if the ipad says not charging when plugged into a USB it may still charge slowly when turned off. Certainly my ipad retains charge/charges slowly even when on when plugged into my laptop even though it says it isn't. It's a brand new laptop so it's not like it's an ancient USB socket.

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