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seek3r

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Aug 16, 2010
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Wondering if anyone has tried to source just the pencil 2 charging board and connect it to an external power source to create a hacky off-iPad charger? If the logic board that’s part of it handles the actual charging regulation and power negotiation I wonder if it would be possible. I can’t easily find any info on the component, or find an easy place to buy it to play around with, it’s even hard to find decently priced “for parts” broken iPads! (And I’m not tearing apart my own, working, air to screw around with it’s charging board).
 

Shirasaki

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May 16, 2015
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For parts iPad Air 4 is prolly your only way to get that charging pad you want. I have found no broken iPad Air 4 on sale near me.
 
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