Ipad charging

[Seanboy]

What's the best way of charging your iPad? Each night regardless of how much battery life is left? Or let it die completely before charging? I've heard that if you let it die completely it ruins the battery and won't hold the charge as long. Please advise..

Thanks,
Sean

 

[Little One]

Interested in aswer aswell.

 

[KevinJS]

Modern batteries don't develop a memory. Charge whenever you like, but don't leave it in a discharged state. That doesn't do it any favors at all.

 

[Little One]

So charge whenever I need it to charge, just do not leave it discharged.. Get it!

 

[KevinJS]

That's about right. I never let mine get below 20%, at least not deliberately.

Doesn't do any harm to keep it charging even when it's at 100%. You can't overcharge it.

 

[Little One]

And does the battery life decrease when I'm like.. Charging it for 5 mins, using it without charging for 10 mins, then charge again for a while.. I would say it does, but not sure.

 

[KevinJS]

It shouldn't. Batteries have a life. They will charge for a certain number of complete cycles then will need replacing. I don't have any data on how long you can expect your battery to last but I don't notice any deterioration on my year old iPad 2 yet.

 

[Little One]

Good news then! Thank you for your info.

 

[Forhad]

The fastest way to charge your iPad is with the included 10W USB Power Adapter.

 

[Kaykaykay]

It shouldn't. Batteries have a life. They will charge for a certain number of complete cycles then will need replacing. I don't have any data on how long you can expect your battery to last but I don't notice any deterioration on my year old iPad 2 yet.

I haven't noticed battery deterioration in either my iPad 1 or 2, even with considerable negligent use.

My iPad 1 is more than two years old. I'm pretty battery careless -- my battery runs down and the iPad automatically shuts down sometimes. Despite that, no probs with my battery.

I've charged nearly daily with Griffin's PowerBlock wall plug, because I'm impatient and want the fastest charge possible:

The fastest way to charge your iPad « The Griffin Technology Blog

My experience with the Griffin PowerBlock matches what Gizmodo found two years ago. I've ended up with two PowerBlocks, which I use to charge my iPad 1 and 2, iPhone and touch.