I've sent an email but ill wait for a reply before anything else is said as it could be the middle man I'm ripping into and it may not be their fault. The supplier definitely needs stopping though.
IPOD Charger Warning!!!
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I've sent an email but ill wait for a reply before anything else is said as it could be the middle man I'm ripping into and it may not be their fault. The supplier definitely needs stopping though.
The middle man is negligent in not ensuring the items are fit for purpose. If he can prove due diligence then he will not be prosecuted.
But the important thing is to REMOVE THESE DANGEROUS ITEMS FROM SALE so do inform Trading Standards as soon as possible.
But the important thing is to REMOVE THESE DANGEROUS ITEMS FROM SALE so do inform Trading Standards as soon as possible.
Thanks for this thread. I never even considered there'd be an issue using my little phone charger (similar to the OP's) to charge my iPad which came with the larger charger. 
I've got a foreign made android tablet which came with a charger which falls well below the standards accepted in this country. Its a two pin wall wart style charger, supplied with an 13A socket adapter which is both unfused and unshuttered as well as poorly made. And the adapter is non separated and will light a volt stick on the ELV side in use.
Its worrying that while I know the short comings of the device and keep it out the way and use appropiate care, that there must be many others out there in use by unsuspecting people unaware of the issues with them
Its worrying that while I know the short comings of the device and keep it out the way and use appropiate care, that there must be many others out there in use by unsuspecting people unaware of the issues with them
My ipad has a smooth anodised metal back on it, but while it's on charge, running the back of my finger ever so lightly along the back it feels more like you're running you finger along a wool jumper rather than a smooth metal surface.
I don't know if this is due to vibration or if there's a spurious voltage ending up on the casing some how.
I'll have to get my testers out and see what's happening.
I don't know if this is due to vibration or if there's a spurious voltage ending up on the casing some how.
I'll have to get my testers out and see what's happening.
I sometimes notice similar on metal switch plates when the CPC is floating and you know what the result is going to be before you get the wander lead out and prove it
Thanks for this thread. I never even considered there'd be an issue using my little phone charger (similar to the OP's) to charge my iPad which came with the larger charger.
Assuming you're using a genuine Apple charger that looks the same as the one pictured, you'll have no problems.
The problems arose here because the OP was using a fake charger. The iPad will charge perfectly well, albeit slower with the phone charger rather than the iPad charger.
If there was a risk this could happen with Apple's own chargers, they would have a) made a universal charger from the get go b) not made them interchangeable
Oh ok. Yes they are both genuine chargers that came with the phone and the pad.
Then you're golden.
Can you imagine the lawsuit if an apple charger could blow up a socket outlet whilst being used to charge another apple device with the exact same connectors on it?
Can you imagine the lawsuit if an apple charger could blow up a socket outlet whilst being used to charge another apple device with the exact same connectors on it?
Yeah that's true!
I'm going to do one of my famous experiments and try charge my pad with my phone charger anyway and see what happens!
I'm going to do one of my famous experiments and try charge my pad with my phone charger anyway and see what happens!
I'm gonna get in first on the predictions with:
Sweet FA, besides it taking an age to charge your iPad
Sweet FA, besides it taking an age to charge your iPad
Tried that. It takes about 24 hours. Ages.
What is supposed to happen is that the device under charge senses the capacity of the supply using the data lines. Originally, the data lines would be unconnected in a USB charger/power supply - and a correctly configured device should only pull 1/2A from such a device as it cannot determine if more is safely available.
Now, there are schemes (mostly I believe, putting resistors on the data lines) to communicate between charger and device - hence when both ends are capable and correctly configured, more power can be drawn.
A quick search comes up with a few articles, this one is quite interesting.
http://www.eetimes.com/design/power...B-battery-charging--it-s-harder-than-it-looks
Now, there are schemes (mostly I believe, putting resistors on the data lines) to communicate between charger and device - hence when both ends are capable and correctly configured, more power can be drawn.
A quick search comes up with a few articles, this one is quite interesting.
http://www.eetimes.com/design/power...B-battery-charging--it-s-harder-than-it-looks
Well I've had the pad on charge with my phone charger for over an hour now, and whilst it has not charged much, the charger has reached a temperature 46°C
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