charging the 1st gen pencil

[Scarpad]

Just ordered the new mini 5, i don't want to charge thru the device what are the other option, does it come with a connector to allow it to plug into a charging cable ?

 

[sracer]

Just ordered the new mini 5, i don't want to charge thru the device what are the other option, does it come with a connector to allow it to plug into a charging cable ?

Yes, there's a little adapter with female ends on both ends. Charging the Pencil via the port on the iPad is very, very fast... a few minutes and it is fully charged. The battery lasts so long and charges so quickly that in the 3 years that I've owned the Pencil, I've never used the adapter.

 

[dwig]

As sracer said, there are little adapters with two female Lightning jacks to allow the Gen1 Pencil to be charged from a Lightning cable.

I've also seen a "charging stand" offered that was a short aluminum cylinder with a female Lightning jack and a recess to hold the cap. The pencil would stand vertically when charging and you had a place to put the cap so you'd be less likely to loose it during the charge. I don't know if this had it's own USB cable or whether it relied on being connected to a Lightning cable.

 

[Ladybug]

I purchased this when I got my Apple Pencil because I don’t like it sticking out of my iPad.

https://www.amazon.com/3-Piece-Fint...sprefix=Apple+Pencil+charging,aps,170&sr=8-16

 

[RevTEG]

Yes, there's a little adapter with female ends on both ends. Charging the Pencil via the port on the iPad is very, very fast... a few minutes and it is fully charged. The battery lasts so long and charges so quickly that in the 3 years that I've owned the Pencil, I've never used the adapter.

This. Even though it looks awkward, charging the pencil through the iPads lighting port is fast. I never used or even carried the adapter with me.