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stillallen

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Hey guys, here is what I have:

iPad Air (2013) with 12W Charger (EU Plug)
MacBook Pro 14 (2021, M1 Pro) with 67W Charger (US Plug)

My question is can I take a plug from 12W Charger and put it on 67W Charger so that I can charge MacBook through EU sockets? And if it's possible, will it affect battery life of MacBook?

Just to be clear, by plugs I mean these things
For-Apple-MacBook-Pro-ac-power-adapter-wall-plug-duckhead-EU-European-Union-Standard.jpg


Thanks in advance!
 

LuisN

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Mar 30, 2013
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Torres Vedras, Portugal
Hey guys, here is what I have:

iPad Air (2013) with 12W Charger (EU Plug)
MacBook Pro 14 (2021, M1 Pro) with 67W Charger (US Plug)

My question is can I take a plug from 12W Charger and put it on 67W Charger so that I can charge MacBook through EU sockets? And if it's possible, will it affect battery life of MacBook?

Just to be clear, by plugs I mean these things
For-Apple-MacBook-Pro-ac-power-adapter-wall-plug-duckhead-EU-European-Union-Standard.jpg


Thanks in advance!
Yes
 

tmoerel

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Jan 24, 2008
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Hey guys, here is what I have:

iPad Air (2013) with 12W Charger (EU Plug)
MacBook Pro 14 (2021, M1 Pro) with 67W Charger (US Plug)

My question is can I take a plug from 12W Charger and put it on 67W Charger so that I can charge MacBook through EU sockets? And if it's possible, will it affect battery life of MacBook?

Just to be clear, by plugs I mean these things
For-Apple-MacBook-Pro-ac-power-adapter-wall-plug-duckhead-EU-European-Union-Standard.jpg


Thanks in advance!
Yes you can, but you can also use a two pin flat power cable (see image) as the small end fits in the spot where the apple plug normally sits. It won't win a beauty contest but it will work while allowing you to go to a power socket further away.
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stillallen

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Sep 29, 2022
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Yes you can, but you can also use a two pin flat power cable (see image) as the small end fits in the spot where the apple plug normally sits. It won't win a beauty contest but it will work while allowing you to go to a power socket further away.
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Thank you for answer! It's a nice observation actually and I will use it whenever I will need a longer cable. But for most of the times I will be fine without additional extension cable.
The other thing I'm worrying about is whether using this EU plug from iPad with MacBook charger will affect battery life or not. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any Apple official information regarding this question. Do you have any opinion on that?
 

tmoerel

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Thank you for answer! It's a nice observation actually and I will use it whenever I will need a longer cable. But for most of the times I will be fine without additional extension cable.
The other thing I'm worrying about is whether using this EU plug from iPad with MacBook charger will affect battery life or not. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find any Apple official information regarding this question. Do you have any opinion on that?
No it won't. It is the same plug on all size adapters. I have been swapping them around for many years.
 
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