Questions & Answers for Griffin PowerJolt Dual for iPad, iPhone and iPod

No. For that kind of performance you might consider the Griffin iTrip DualConnect.

• Answered by Allen W from Stafford
• 17-Dec-2011
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I think your getting Watts and Amps confused. A 10 Watt power charger running at 5 Volts output will have a current of 2 Amps. IPads seem to need at least 5 Watts of power output ie 1 amp and the Supplied Chargers produce 10 Watts ie 2 amps, but my IPad 3 will charge(but more slowly) from my IPhone charger which is only 5 Watts. A lot of 3rd party chargers especially 12 Volt input car chargers do not produce enough current to give that 5-10 Watts ie they are below 1 amp current rating. Hence a lot of these show "not charging" or "charging not supported " for iPads. This also applies to a lot of computer USB Outputs which although they are 5 Volts output do not have enough current rating to produce the needed 5-10 Watts power output.
I would be surprised if the Griffen was rated at 5 Amps output as this would mean it was a 25 Watt charger which would be a large power output for most cigarette lighter based chargers. Most of these dual output car chargers have one outlet with 2Amps/10Watts (iPad) and 1Amp/5Watts or less (iPhone). The problem is that I doubt BOTH outputs will be able to produce enough Watts to charge 2 IPads at once. But you will only get the real answer from Griffin themselves not Apple .

• Answered by Clive B
• 02-Aug-2012
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The product specifications note that the power input is from a car and 12v so I'd *assume* you can safely plug into the cigarette spot. That's what I plan on doing at least.

• Answered by Melanie A from Carmichael
• 21-Dec-2011
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It's listed at 12 volts so I don't see why not. No harm in trying at least!

• Answered by Katie H from Charlotte
• 17-Mar-2012
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I went ahead and went to the Apple to store to buy it. It fits and works great. The second USB port is a big plus.

• Answered by Kevin L from Trabuco Canyon
• 20-Jan-2012
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