Edward 96 Viper GTS

And iPhone? Do I need to add something? If so, what?
Tia
Ed

Budget M3

Ed

You do not need to add anything to the vehicle, just go to Radio Shack/Best Buy/Walmart/whatever and buy a 12v adapter for the iPad power cord. They can be found in the same electronic section as all the other PDA accessories. Then plug the adapter into the cigarette lighter socket and plug your USB cable directly into the adapter. The iPad/iPhone will recognize the 12v input and charge the battery accordingly.

Edward 96 Viper GTS

M3, thanks, now I just need to find the cigarette lighter plug :/
Ed

Budget M3

There are two outlets in the passenger footwell, near center console, under glovebox. I did not even know they existed until recently when I read it here in another thread!

mudman2

www.cyberguys.com, have exactly what you need

Slow Guy

Change your cabin air filter then you'll find the 12v outlets.

We have a DIY here for the filters.

mudman2

I think he needs the high current ipad/usb - 12v adapter also

Slow Guy

How high a current does an ipad/iphone use? They can't be that much of a draw can they?

mudman2

Its nothing to do with current drain on the 12v its just that the iPad and iPhone use different chargers, its hard to charge an iPad with an iPhone charger, the iPad charger is more powerful.

The link I gave initially sells a dual USB port 12v - iPhone + iPad with the connections at the correct levels

Slow Guy

Gotcha. I have a Android phone and a Kindle Fire, I can charge the Fire with the phone charger but it takes longer. When I go out of town I only take the phone charger (smaller).

endless_corners

The new iPad is especially power hungry since the whole device is almost all battery inside. That's what happens when you have to power 2000x1500 pixels. As a result an iPad on an iPhone charger takes forever to charge. Should be faster for iPad1 and iPad2 though.

Budget M3

As I'm sure many of you know, it's all about current. The 12v DC outlets have less current than a 110v or 240v AC outlet, so unless you are using a converter (vice simple adapter) it WILL take longer to charge your device(s) in the car. My wife's iPad 2 will run for 4-6 hours on battery alone, at which point she simply plugs into the 12v and can keep going for the remaining 6 hours of our trip.

Slow Guy

^^^ It doesn't matter so much about the current of the supply (110 wall socket vs. 12 vdc battery/alt) as either one has more than enough to fry the innards of your iPad or iPhone, it's about the amount of current your adapter supplies. Most of the cig. lighter adapters have the current output listed on the plug, just compare that value (usually in ma) to the charger supplied with your device.

Just looked at the wall chargers for both my HTC phone and Kindle Fire

HTC puts out 5v dc @ 1A
Kindle puts out 5v dc @ 1.8A

My HTC charger will charge the Fire but it takes longer and I suspect it won't charge it to 100% (but pretty close).

Lewis is the expert here, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Budget M3

^^^ Correct, Bill. My answer was incomplete. I only meant that most 12v DC adapters (aka cigarette lighter adapters) will put out less current when stepping down to 5v than the wall plug adapters put out. I just checked the ones in my car and they are 5v, and range from 1.2 - 1.5a, which is slightly less than the 5v 1.8a for the wall plug. Whatever you use, as long as it is a fused device and < 2a it should be fine for the battery in most mobile devices.

(Note: I also should have said "inverter" vs. "converter" when referring to those magical little boxes that allow you to power AC devices from your DC outlets in the car.)

FWIW, I agree with you that Lewis is indeed the recognized expert on all things Porsche. I'd be surprised, however, if he owns up to being an Apple guy, too. Apple would be far too stylish for most guys that drive beastly Ford trucks...

Slow Guy

^^^ FYI, Actually, Lewis is a EE (IINM) and an electronics geek (and I mean that in a complimentary way). He doesn't do a lot on the mechanicals though, he mostly leaves that to the pros.

He is however an Apple guy and has mentioned that (and helped others with Mac issues) several times.

I was an electronics tech in the Navy but in subsequent employment didn't go anywhere near the component level of the electronics and have forgotten a great deal of my basic electronics training (compounded by the old age - forgetting damn near everything problem).