I think my (out of warranty) iPad 1 has gone the way of the Dodo and I should probably just be happy for an excuse to upgrade but it'd be nice if there was an easy fix so I could pass it along to someone else to enjoy!

Last night I went to go take it off the charger after it was plugged in all day and noticed the battery was at 14% and wasn't charging. Plugged it back in, wouldn't charge (no "Not Charging" warning either - just nothing). Plugged in my iPhone very briefly to the iPad charger - iPhone charged fine so it's not the cable or the charger. Tried plugging the iPad in to the Mac - didn't make any sync noise or give the usual Not Charging indicator.

Seems like a dead dock connector? I turned off the iPad and then plugged it into the wall charger and it fired up like it normally would but still wouldn't charge. I turned it off while still plugged in to the charger and went to bed. Woke up this morning, turned on the iPad and found it has a full charge.

I've looked around a little and found this has happened to others but never did find a solution outside of taking it in for repair/replacement. Anybody else had this happen to them? Seems so strange it just happened out of the blue like that. I'm quite capable of taking apart iDevices so if someone knows specifically what part it is, I'm definitely up for trying to replace it.

Thanks!

Hmm, just a question just to make sure. Are you using the iPhone charger to charge your iPad?

No sir, it's my original OEM iPad charger.

If it were me, I would first take it to the Genius Bar at an Apple store to get them to have a look. You never know what they might do, including giving you a new one. Certainly worth the trip before you start tearing things apart. ;)

Solid point - I kinda forgot how great the guys at the Apple Store can be! They gave me a 3GS to replace my 3G. Unfortunately, the nearest one is Edmonton, about a 5 hour trip from Saskatoon. Yup, I live in hicksville. Another justification for an Ikea trip! Haha!

My iPad wouldn't charge and someone here suggested blowing the lint out of the connector.

It worked for me.

If it were me, I would first take it to the Genius Bar at an Apple store to get them to have a look. You never know what they might do, including giving you a new one. Certainly worth the trip before you start tearing things apart. ;)
Worst case scenario is you can get a replacement for 1/2 price. Are there any ipads 1st gens left? Heck maybe the 2nd one if not.

Solid point - I kinda forgot how great the guys at the Apple Store can be! They gave me a 3GS to replace my 3G. Unfortunately, the nearest one is Edmonton, about a 5 hour trip from Saskatoon. Yup, I live in hicksville. Another justification for an Ikea trip! Haha!

Hey now, I love Saskatoon, very pretty city and we camp there often at the Gordie Howe campground along the river. I grew up in Speedy Creek. Sask. has much to offer and is hardly Hicksville. ;)

Had the same thing happen to my out of warranty, second hand iPad2. Turned out that some controller chip had fried and had to be replaced. Cost me $140 to have Gamerama fix it overnight.

Served me right for buying second hand....

Solid point - I kinda forgot how great the guys at the Apple Store can be! They gave me a 3GS to replace my 3G. Unfortunately, the nearest one is Edmonton, about a 5 hour trip from Saskatoon. Yup, I live in hicksville. Another justification for an Ikea trip! Haha!
What is wrong with Saskatoon other than continus rain?

I'm totally kidding about Saskatoon! It's a beautiful city, it just lacks some of the conveniences that larger cities have, the Apple store being a prime example. We only have one Apple authorized repair place and it can take a little while to get a machine back from repair if they're backed up.

I made the trek to Edmonton on Tuesday. I was hopeful but not expecting much. The guy at the genius bar told me he had never seen a problem this strange on an iPad. The only thing they could do was $249 for a same model replacement (1st gen Wi-fi, 32 GB). I guess it's an excuse to upgrade! Wi-fi syncing was working great until I went a restored the iPad, now it wants to be connected to a computer before it will Wi-fi sync again. :rolleyes: Thank goodness for iCloud - I'll hobble along with this iPad until my college kid budget allows me to purchase a new one, sometime between now and Sept.

Thanks for letting me know about the control chip ahMEmon - good to know it wasn't just me.