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Travel To U.S How To Charge iPad?
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Just get an adapter in the States
I am in the UK now and just bought an adapter at the airport and have no problems
Works both ways
I am in the UK now and just bought an adapter at the airport and have no problems
Works both ways
You're iPad has never had 240v going through it. If it did it'd be a charred crisp. It charges off USB (5v). The power adaptor is a transformer that switches the voltage down. It works fine on US power. You just need a plug converter. Or a US-spec figure-8 cable.
What? Number of pins has nothing to do with mains voltage. The US standard mains voltage is 120VAC, while in the UK it's 240VAC. Perhaps you were referring to frequency?
robbieduncan said:
Nothing has volts "going through it" because voltage is just a potential difference. The power (and therefore the current) is the important factor.
This wouldn't have been incredibly difficult to Google on your own, you know...
http://www.google.com/search?q=unit...=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=
All you need to do is swap out the plug head on the unit for a US model. You don't need an entirely new charger unit. They are universal (100-240v). Same goes for US visiting Europe, you don't need stepdown converters, just swap the plug.
You can usually swing by an Apple Store and if you show them the UK plug and ask nicely if they have a US plug, they'll grab one out of a spare parts drawer. I've gotten both a few German and a few US plugs this way the few times I've forgotten them.
You can usually swing by an Apple Store and if you show them the UK plug and ask nicely if they have a US plug, they'll grab one out of a spare parts drawer. I've gotten both a few German and a few US plugs this way the few times I've forgotten them.
