{"id":1069,"date":"2018-09-03T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tech2.mountdesales.net\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2018-08-31T09:49:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T14:49:23","slug":"ipad-cables-and-chargers-beware-of-el-cheapo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1069","title":{"rendered":"iPad cables and Chargers &#8211;> BEWARE OF EL CHEAPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While it is possible to find &#8220;bargains&#8221; on eBay or at your local convenience store &#8211; <strong>DON&#8217;T use them with your iPad<\/strong> [<em>or any other Apple product, for that matter<\/em>].<\/p>\n<p>You DEFINITELY want cables and chargers that are &#8220;mFi&#8221; certified. They are usually indicated with this logo:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/57\/Made_for_iPod.svg\/220px-Made_for_iPod.svg.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Why?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>El Cheapo knockoffs risk damaging the circuitry of the iPad. Any iPads that sustain damage to the charging circuits <strong>WILL<\/strong> incur a repair charge.<\/li>\n<li>They also don&#8217;t last as long and get damaged <strong>far<\/strong> more easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More info can be found here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paracable.com\/pages\/what-is-apple-mfi-certification\">https:\/\/paracable.com\/pages\/what-is-apple-mfi-certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MFi_Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;d like to see if a particular item is mFi certified, here&#8217;s a search engine:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mfi.apple.com\/MFiWeb\/getAPS\">https:\/\/mfi.apple.com\/MFiWeb\/getAPS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While it is possible to find &#8220;bargains&#8221; on eBay or at your local convenience store &#8211; DON&#8217;T use them with your iPad [or any other Apple product, for that matter]. You DEFINITELY want cables and chargers that are &#8220;mFi&#8221; certified. They are usually indicated with this logo: Why? El Cheapo knockoffs risk damaging the circuitry &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1069\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">iPad cables and Chargers &#8211;> BEWARE OF EL CHEAPO<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,2,11],"tags":[396,381,300,303,20,395],"class_list":["post-1069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-ipads","category-ipads","category-student-ipads","tag-bogus","tag-cable","tag-charger","tag-cheap","tag-ipad","tag-mfi"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42ogX-hf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1016,"url":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1016","url_meta":{"origin":1069,"position":0},"title":"Don&#8217;t FRY your iPad!","author":"Tom Rule","date":"03\/07\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"MDS tech has seen three iPads that have been electrically fried, resulting in a need for replacement [and a bill sent out]. 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