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  1. edswife1970's Avatar
    edswife1970
    I set up my new iPad Pro last night and put it on the charger for about 3 1/2 hours. I noticed that the part that plugs into the outlet was very hot. Is that normal? I unplugged it before I went to bed and I'm kind of afraid to leave it plugged in for any length of time. Help!
    12-06-2016 09:06 AM
  2. mrmarquis9's Avatar
    mrmarquis9
    Originally Posted by edswife1970
    I set up my new iPad Pro last night and put it on the charger for about 3 1/2 hours. I noticed that the part that plugs into the outlet was very hot. Is that normal? I unplugged it before I went to bed and I'm kind of afraid to leave it plugged in for any length of time. Help!
    That is very normal. The iPad is drawing a ton of power once it reaches 95% the current will lower and the outlet will cool down significantly. Nothing to be concerned about
    12-06-2016 09:13 AM
  3. Abu Khadija's Avatar
    Abu Khadija
    Are you using the charger that came with it or did you buy the other one? I don't have the 12.9" one myself, I have the 9.7" one. Others on this forum have methioned getting the 29w MacBook charger and the USB C to lightning cable. This might help or you could take it to a Apple Store.

    If this is new I would think that the battery is too low and it's taking a long time to charge, that might be why it's getting hot.
    Last edited by Abu Khadija; 12-06-2016 at 11:00 AM.
    12-06-2016 09:14 AM
  4. TripleOne's Avatar
    TripleOne
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    It's normal for sure. It shouldn't be overheating like how it is once you've setup everything.
    12-06-2016 09:21 AM
  5. Abu Khadija's Avatar
    Abu Khadija
    My 15" rMBP charger used to get really hot so I went to the Apple Store and they gave me a new one. This was after having it for about 2 years.
    12-06-2016 11:02 AM
  7. edswife1970's Avatar
    edswife1970
    Thanks for your replies. When I charged it it went from about 20% to 72% in about 3 1/2 hours. At that point I unplugged it, So it never got to 100%. I'll keep an eye on it and if it continues to get so hot, I'll take it to Apple.
    12-06-2016 11:04 AM
  8. Abu Khadija's Avatar
    Abu Khadija
    Don't forget what I mentioned before about the other charger and cord, this should help it charge faster.
    12-06-2016 02:32 PM
  9. nthknd's Avatar
    nthknd
    Also the iPad is working on stuff in the back ground so it's charging and working as well.
    12-06-2016 06:22 PM
  10. edswife1970's Avatar
    edswife1970
    Update: apparently it was just hot because the battery was so low when I did the first charge. It's fine...
    12-11-2016 09:28 AM
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