Apple Charger Not Working At Home

[Blue Duck]

Appliances don't need an earth unless they are faulty.

Not sure reverse polarity is an issue as you would have other problems, I was just throwing it out there.

TBH it's got me stumped.

 

[Blue Duck]

You'd get a whack off the toaster every time you put on the kettle!

:slap

 

[Blue Duck]

I don't have a toaster or a kettle.....

Well it depends on a lot of things really,  but not a great deal as long as electricity has somewhere to go stuff will still work.

 

[Richard-the-Ninth]

Jackbatty, you have tried it at work and its fine, you try it at home and.......... have you tried it in your neighbours house? or some one else that is not your place or work?

 

[OnOff]

I thought that with Apple products the device will only work in ONE specific socket that it's set up on, a bit like i-Tunes and if you need it to work in another its £45 per month per socket...........

The forthcoming Linux based open source phones will work off of a potato or lemon and are much less restrictive...........

 

 

[Steve3948]

An iPad requires a higher current draw to charge, many of the BS 1363 socket mounted USB outlets can only deliver 1A, the are current limited to that.

An iPad requires 2.1A available to charge.

Below this current availability it will not register that it is charging, but will slowly.

That's the gist of it anyway.

Now to the OP.

Do these power supplies have a 13A "plug" on them?

If they do.

Do they have a "plastic" earth pin?

Do any of the other devices that work have a "plastic" earth pin.

Not all, my BG twin outputs has 2.1A maximum, manufacturers instructions state that if iPad is used only one output is to be used, both outputs can be used for mobile phones.

 

[Sidewinder]

I never said ALL, I said many.

I have just put my MACBook Pro on.

The led on the charger does not light up when I plug it in at home either!

Until you plug it into the computer, then it ligts up and charges OK.

 

[Steve3948]

Sidewinder, I know you never said all, apologies.

As you know you can have the charger for Macbook on a fly lead or attached direct to the 13A plug adapter, do you use different methods for work and home.

 

[pickleye]

Is it a lightning connector that it uses? Are you using the same lead at home as the office.

They are not very robust. I've had two that only charge when inserted a certain way.

They won't charge when inserted, rotate 180 degrees and works fine. Don't like them myself, but stuck with them.

 

[pickleye]

Mine did, but deteriorated to one side, then failed completely.

Just guessing

 

[jackbatty]

The 2 chargers that don't work are brand new MagSafe chargers for my MacBook. They both work fine at my work yet won't work at home. 1 of the chargers was bought from Apple and 1 from currys. They both work fine and are

Not broken though.

 

[New Venture!]

If you still have a problem, check what supply voltage you have (live-neutral) Also do a voltage check between earth and neutral and earth-live. Post the results here?

J

 

[New Venture!]

Also, is anything else connected to your Apple devices when you try charging them at home?