Will this work to chg an iPad 2 inside at night after I leave the charger in the sun all day? Can it also be chgd w/electricity to jump start the solar chg?
2013634
No. This does not store a charge it only charges while your device while it is plugged in and the charger is under the sun
2013635
No. It is not a battery and does not store up a charge. It will only generate electricity when it is open and in full view of the sun. Even then it likely will not charge the iPad during the day. I have an iPad 1 and this will not charge it even during the day in full sun.
2013636
No, it and the iPad 2 have to remain out in the sun while the iPad 2 is being charged. It will not work in doors or at night. If you buy a power pack 12000mAh like EasyAcc. from Amazon as I did and charge the power pack (bank) out in the sun until power pack is charged, then it will charge the ipad 2 indoors or at night.
1156834
From what I researched online it said to charge it overnight. When I received it, that is what I did. There are four blue lights on the unit and when they are all lit, the unit is full. I'd say probably four to six hours for a full charge. How long the unit stays charged depends on what you are charging. It can recharge a smart phone twice but if you leave your phone on while its charging it uses more power so the unit will drain faster. I've charged my ipod 4 times on this unit. The more advanced the technology, the quicker it drains. I have not been successful charging my ipad generation 1.
533811
I have tried to use this to charge both an iPad2 and my iPhone 4s. It has not worked. The indicator on the iPhone shows that it should be charging, but after several hours I have not seen any charge on the phone. The iPad never showed that it was charging.
1389240
No...It has to be direct sunlight. Also, the solar charger takes a long time to recharge the battery. I basically just used it as a secondary battery and charged it from the wall socket the night before. I think the solar charger would only help if you had several days to charge it. I left it on my dash once for a week and it barely charged half way.
882765
Yes you can put it to charge an I Pad but will take a while. The light on low power lasts for days. I have used it on low setting four times over night to provide me light in hotel rooms over my infant when traveling. I have charged my cell phone during meetings all you need is your USB cord to connect. The same should apply for the I-Pad. Take care. Steve
506776
I use mine to power a Bose and recharge phones iPad and jump charge cars in the same day half charge. You won't regret this purchase
1666023
Sorry, I cannot really help. I have no devices like iPads that take more current to charge. Mine is used to charge 2 iPod Touches and two vanilla (old, not smart) phones. I also use it to charge a Kindle and occasionally another device or two. None of them high power. For my purposes, it works great.
1678074
As I don't have one to test it out on, honestly dont know. But if it as finicky as the apple products are to any fluctuation of light on the panels and considering the size similarity with the iPads in power requirements, I think that you will want to consider a power bank to charge up rather than off the panels directly with the added benefit of not being tied to the panels except as last resort in emergencies , where it WILL briefly run it enough if you need to just email or contact someone in the field, is how my setup is here, and is why my review was so, was aware of the shortcoming of the panel from start after checking reviews and adjusted setup accordingly, which worked great from get go here. The characteristic of panels is because of the panels being monocrystalline, which means more power in a more compact size for portability is the trade-off with being more sensitive to shadows and indirect sunlight. All that being said, have charged iPod up to +%20 before when it was possible before the above became an issue which the power banks tend to be less susceptible to and can say it does quite well.
1186703
I have used my Ipad 2 while its charging without any problems. However, it charges at a much slower rate while its in use. If the Ipad is fully charged from the outset, then it will maintain its charge while in use if charging.
130272
The iPad Air has a larger battery than an iPhone and it expects a higher wattage. If the solar panel isn't in direct sunlight it's power output might go below the minimum for the iPad Air to thinks its being charged, which is why you see 'not charging'. It is charging...just very slowly.
1329500
What would work best, and what we do, is turn sensitivity dial to 1 during the day. This enables the solar charging, but the unit isn't likely to spray. At night turn dial to it's operational setting. If the unit is turned off during the day it won't charge. There isn't a timer that would automatically perform this, but we don't find it a problem.
760252
I was able to get a charge to my iPad while on battery power alone. I think I remember reading though that if the battery starts getting low the unit will discontinue charging via USB in an effort to conserve battery life.
1716398
I use it for a blood pressure monitor and charge 2 iPhones at the same time. Check how many amps ipad needs to charge. This is 2.1 amp, and I do think it will work to charge ipad.
2046326
Everything in the specs says that it'll charge it, but it's going to be slow. The standard iPad wall charger is around 2A depending on which model you have, and since this one has an output of half that, it'll take twice as long as normal to charge. The thing is that it has a 2200mAh built in battery which is smaller than the one in an iPad, so it won't fully charge it and you'll have to wait 10 hours to recharge the battery but if I were you, I'd get another external battery, like a 10000+mAh battery and use the solar panel to recharge it once it's dead. Sure, more losses, but I think it'll work better for you. Everything in the specs says that it'll charge it, but it's going to be slow. The standard iPad wall charger is around 2A depending on which model you have, and since this one has an output of half that, it'll take twice as long as normal to charge. The thing is that it has a 2200mAh built in battery which is smaller than the one in an iPad, so it won't fully charge it and you'll have to wait 10 hours to recharge the battery but if I were you, I'd get another external battery, like a 10000+mAh battery and use the solar panel to recharge it once it's dead. Sure, more losses, but I think... » Read More Everything in the specs says that it'll charge it, but it's going to be slow. The standard iPad wall charger is around 2A depending on which model you have, and since this one has an output of half that, it'll take twice as long as normal to charge. The thing is that it has a 2200mAh built in battery which is smaller than the one in an iPad, so it won't fully charge it and you'll have to wait 10 hours to recharge the battery but if I were you, I'd get another external battery, like a 10000+mAh battery and use the solar panel to recharge it once it's dead. Sure, more losses, but I think it'll work better for you. « Show Less
1164221
Yes ... Works perfectly even with usb it charges both iphone n ipad... Only problem is blue light its too bright at night
1010682
I have an iPad 2nd Generation. It only charges when not in use and takes several hours (too many, imho). I'm not sure how many since I charge it overnight. When I use my iPad while it's charging, it continues to lose its charge, as if it's not plugged in.
331628
Yes it is. but it is not powerful enough to charge it as fast as it uses power if the battery is not previously charged and you are just charging with the sun. You will need to charge the battery in the solar panel with the sun or usb port for a few hours before charging your ipad air