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Does the iPads Dock connector work with my existing iPod accessories?

April 26, 2017accessories connector dock existing ipad iPod

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Does the iPads Dock connector work with my existing iPod accessories?

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Some of them. Apple’s Composite AV and Component AV cables will work, as will USB/Dock cables. Due to iPad’s size, it will not fit into most iPod speaker docks or the Apple Universal Dock. Charging is a problem area. The iPad comes with a 10-watt charger. The USB specification only requires 2.5 watts be supplied, but the iPad’s huge battery charges at peak speeds only using the 10-watt charger or what Apple terms a “High power USB port”, available only on late model Macs. When connected to a standard USB port, iPad does not charge when in use, but does charge, slowly, while asleep. So far our charge testing has included the following: • Fastest: iPad 10-watt wall charger • Works: 13″ MacBook Pro 2.26 GHz (MacBookPro5,5); iPhone 3GS wall charger • Charges only while iPad is asleep: 2008 24″ iMac 3.06 GHz (iMac8,1); 2006 Mac Pro 2.66 GHz (MacPro1,1); Power Mac G5. • Does not appear to work: DLO PowerPair dual-USB wall charger; an Apple-certified third-party iPhone car charger.