I'm a newbie to Apple Watch (actually yet to purchase one). I'm speaking to a person who has put up his AW for sale on Gumtree. He has the box and everything except the 5W folding pin UK adaptor. He said he would get a generic folding pin adapter. What I wanted to know is would generic adaptors work with Apple watch? Is it safe for me to go ahead with the purchase?
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Generic Power adaptors work with Apple Watch?
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Should be fine. Mine once said "This accessory not supported" when I plugged its cord into a Belkin surge protector/adapter with USB sockets, but it appeared to charge okay.
Still, looking at a teardown/analysis of Apple's chargers versus the super-cheap adapters makes me think that Apple's are better built, with proper grounding and less noise in the output signal. I can look for the article if anyone wants to see.
Still, looking at a teardown/analysis of Apple's chargers versus the super-cheap adapters makes me think that Apple's are better built, with proper grounding and less noise in the output signal. I can look for the article if anyone wants to see.
I've charged my watch using all sorts of USB power adapters, generic wall plugs, laptop USB, 4 port charging stations... no issues so far.
That said, I'm not familiar with what type of surge protection & other issues that the magnetic charger may have so prefer to use a high-quality charger whenever possible.
That said, I'm not familiar with what type of surge protection & other issues that the magnetic charger may have so prefer to use a high-quality charger whenever possible.