The port has had a thorough investigation and I’m sure there’s no dust etc in there. Thanks for the suggestion. Nick
> On 3 Sep 2017, at 18:42, John Patrick <[email protected]> wrote: > > pin or tooth pic or tweezers, see if their is any fluf/dust in the charging > socket. > > my ipad stopped charging a few months ago, i got a pin and remove dust and it > changed no problem after that. > > but it might be the device not holding a charge anymore, as my iphone goes > 100-75-50-0. > > John > > > > On 3 September 2017 at 18:13, <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Thanks for replying Sam. > I have two other cables (neither of which I can be sure are genuine Apple > ones) and only the one plug (again not sure if it"s genuine). > All the cables combined with the plug produce the same result. > Looking on the internet iPads do seem to suffer from charging problems, some > of which can be disfigured connectors in the charging port and the charging > chip itself can be faulty. > I"m thinking I need to take it back and if they can show me it charging > properly I presume the fault lies with my cables and or plug. > Nick > >> On 3 Sep 2017, at 17:46, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Do you have another charger to test it with? >> >> Sam >> >> MacAmbulance Ltd. >> Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development >> >> Sam Mullen >> +44 (0)7747778022 <tel://+447747778022> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> www.macambulance.co.uk <https://www.macambulance.co.uk/> >> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration >> number 8466597 >> >> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain >> privileged or confidential information. >> If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete >> the email immediately. >> >> >>> On 3 Sep 2017, at 14:14, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I bought an iPad mini 3 (secondhand in a chain high street chain shop = >>> yesterday. 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Also plug may not be a genuine = >>> Apple one (although works with my iPhone). >>> I have tried a hard reset (hold down on/off and home buttons down. >>> >>> Anything else I should try before I go back to the shop tomorrow? >>> Thanks in advance. >>> Nick >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >>> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug > <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug > <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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