Hi David, It sounds more as though a reset of your phone would have taken care of the problem. This occasionally also works when people lose VoiceOver for obscure reasons, and I should have thought of this. You hold down the Home and power button together for about 15 seconds (longer than you would to just shut down the iPhone), until the Apple logo appears on the screen (if someone sighted is around). This has also fixed some people's battery standby problems.
You may have also reset things with the power down sequence. Problems with a bad voltage sensor are pretty rare unless there's an obvious source of problems -- like dropping the iPhone into water. Even then, it often survives. HTH. Cheers, Esther On 19 Jul 2013, at 11:49, David Griffith wrote: > I have just turned my iPhone off for a couple of hours and have just started > it up again. This time it started charging on exactly the same cable on the > same power source that it had previously refused to charge on. > So why it should now decide to charge when previously it was not is > mystifying. > I hope that this is not an intermittent fault. > > David Griffith > -----Original Message----- > From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net > [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Esther > Sent: 19 July 2013 22:39 > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Subject: Re: iPhone does not charge > > Hi David, > > It sounds as though the voltage detector switch for your iPhone is not > working, This is what determines the speed of charging, which will vary > according to your connected source (e.g., if you connect any iPhone, iPod > Touch, or iPad to an external Apple charger, it will charge at the maximum > rate permitted by that device). If I connect an iPod Nano or an iPhone to a > 12 watt USB power adapter that comes with the latest iPad, the device > immediately steps down to the appropriate rate for maximum charging. On the > other hand, if I connect an iPad to the plug connector or iPhone charger, > it's limited to 5 watts, and will take 2.5 times longer to charge. Most PC > USB ports deliver 2.5 watts of power, so charging takes even longer. If you > buy an external battery or case, the amperage may tell you how many times > you can recharge your device, but the voltage and power of the rated > connection tells you how long it will take. > > So, if you have a sync cable with a break, you may be able to sync and > transfer data, but not charge, and this may be true for a number of third > party cables. > > The only times I've heard of the device no longer charging is when there has > been water damage to the connector port. Usually the problem is a bad > cable. It sounds as though this is a faulty part in the hardware that > should be replaced under warranty. > > Mike's questions are to the point here. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On 19 Jul 2013, at 11:12, David Griffith wrote: > >> No sound and no indication on the status bar that the phone is >> charging I am afraid. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net >> [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo >> Sent: 19 July 2013 21:33 >> To: mac-access@mac-access.net >> Subject: Re: iPhone does not charge >> >> When you connect the cable, does the phone make a chirp sound? This >> usually indicates the connection. Does the battery percentage not >> increase at all, or does it increase and then drop off very quickly >> after disconnecting the cable? >> Original message: >>> It is with a sinking feeling that I discovered my iPhone will not >>> charge this evening. >>> It will synch fine on my iMac but will not take a charge. >>> I have tried 2 different cables, and tried the iMac, Windows laptop >>> and Mains charger to no affect. >>> The fact that data is transferring OK is strange. >> >>> I suspect this is a visit to the Apple Store as it is only 6 weeks old. >> >>> However has anybody got any bright ideas? >> >>> David Griffith >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
