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2 Battery will not charge past 1%
My ipad air only charges to 1%. The battery is flat and when I attached the lightening cable it will make the icon of the cable disappear and show a battery in the middle of the screen that appears to be charging. The ipad gets to 1% and turns itself on but that is as high as it gets. Eventually the screen goes black again and the ipad does not recognise that the cable is still attached. If I remove the cable from the wall charger and put it into the USB on my laptop the whole process begins again until I change it back to the wall charger. I have tried different cables and chargers, some Apple and some not. I initially replaced the charge port as it seemed that was the issue because I could wriggle the cable and get the ipad to show charging. I have checked the soldering and it all appears fine. I Have tried the reset method and leaving the charger attached all night but nothing changes. I am beginning to think the problem may have been the U2 chip all along. Does anyone else think that is a fair assessment or is there something else I should be looking at?
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6 Comments
Does the laptop charge on the laptop, or the wall charger? The current in the laptop or wall charger may be too weak for the ipad to charge. An iPad requires 2.4A to charge, while an iPhone needs 1A.
by Kevin
The wall charger is an Apple 2.4a and 5.2v output.
by Paul Le Roy
I’ve used apple charger and others still remains at one. %
by joypass
Same here on an ipad just bought in June, problem started nearly 4 weeks later, have bought numerous charges and plugs since, all from apple, feel ripped of. So clearly this is a common problem and should be apples responsibility.. more life in a golden delicious atm that this junk!
by Charlene Lennon
Same. No charger is charging it beyond 1%.
by ozogor xo
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