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denem

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2. This apparently is a known issue, when the battery is completely drained

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 03:40 PM

Apr 2012

the recharge is set to ultra slow.

I can't believe this performance was considered acceptable by Apple. The charging time from 20% to 100% is 4 hours, but if you drain it, and charge from a completely dead battery, it only charges at 10% an hour. This makes a complete cycle of usability 10 hours of usage + 4 to 8 additional hours. The iPad 1 and 2 took under 90 minutes to charge, making their complete cycles 11.5 hours.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3813401?start=195&tstart=0

It sounds like some battery reconditioning algorithm gone wrong, and may well be patched. I hope so.

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iPad3 charging times [View all] Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 OP

10 hours to charge? Somtingwong OffWithTheirHeads Apr 2012 #1

This apparently is a known issue, when the battery is completely drained denem Apr 2012 #2

Thanks! The take-home on this is to keep the damned thing charged! Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #3