BA 747 power supply for iPad?
Discussion
We are off en famille for a 10 hour flight. We are going on a 747 and the BA website tell me that the power source in World Traveller Plus is Empower 15 volt DC. What does that mean with regard to us charging our phones/laptops/nano etc.?
Does anyone know and can you show me a picture of it!?
Thanks all as usual.
Does anyone know and can you show me a picture of it!?
Thanks all as usual.
Thanks pushthebutton - I had found that but it doesn't help me as I still don't know what I need to be able to use it.
We will only need to charge hopefully, not use while charging....
Will we need an adapter to be able to use the power source? If so, what sort of adapter? Will they be for sale on the plane/at the airport?
We will only need to charge hopefully, not use while charging....
Will we need an adapter to be able to use the power source? If so, what sort of adapter? Will they be for sale on the plane/at the airport?
5MUG said:
We will only need to charge hopefully, not use while charging....
They get really weird about charging when not in use, and 9/10 will tell you to stop due to a perceived fire risk.You used to have to use the empower adapter in all cabins on BA, so I bought one. I would gladly send you for free if I still had it - cost me a fortune 10yrs ago, but since the last club and F refresh, I had no need for it (as you can charge & use by conventional means) so I gave it to charity a while back.
Apple used to do a magsafe adapter like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MagSafe-Airline-Adapter-...
Edited by GCH on Friday 27th March 20:10
Myself and a couple of other chaps got in quite a lot of trouble on a flight to Australia a few years ago for constructing our own Empower adaptors from bits we had in carry on (we used to have "flight safed" wiring kits for support as it saved a lot of time getting to circuit). I remember Pin 8 is positive and Pin 9 is gnd. Pin 6 and 7 need bridging to turn the juice on. If memory serves DT terminals fit the main power pins and DTMs fit the smaller terminals.
Might be 15V but all our 12V "cig lighter" stuff worked fine from it So if there is an adaptor to go from Empower to cigarette lighter then it's very likely anything you have for charging from a car will keep an iPad or similar going.
Might be 15V but all our 12V "cig lighter" stuff worked fine from it So if there is an adaptor to go from Empower to cigarette lighter then it's very likely anything you have for charging from a car will keep an iPad or similar going.
5MUG said:
We are off en famille for a 10 hour flight. We are going on a 747 and the BA website tell me that the power source in World Traveller Plus is Empower 15 volt DC. What does that mean with regard to us charging our phones/laptops/nano etc.?
Does anyone know and can you show me a picture of it!?
Thanks all as usual.
The entertainment available on the planes in-seat system will be enough that you shouldn't need to use you array of fruit-related electronics on the way. Does anyone know and can you show me a picture of it!?
Thanks all as usual.
Pretty much the only time I've needed to use my iPad was on a 12 hour PAL flight from Vancouver to Manila. No in-seat system, even though the plane was almost new!!
I'd imagine there will be a 240 volt system available anyway, in the seat, as long as you have your charger with you.
I have an EmPower To 120V inverter from APC for when I travel. They no longer make them (BA used to sell them onboard aparently years ago), but I picked one up from Fleabay for about $15.
My route for my monthly work trips no longer uses 747's, now 777's which has AC plugs in the seat so I don't use it often, but still keep it in my suitcase as it also can be used with 12v cigy lighter plugs in cars, so handy when I have to use or charge my laptop in hire cars.
My route for my monthly work trips no longer uses 747's, now 777's which has AC plugs in the seat so I don't use it often, but still keep it in my suitcase as it also can be used with 12v cigy lighter plugs in cars, so handy when I have to use or charge my laptop in hire cars.
King Herald said:
I'd imagine there will be a 240 volt system available anyway, in the seat, as long as you have your charger with you.
In first and club, yes there is a power socket. In WT+ on the 747 it is empower only. Some of the 777s have 'new' WT+ which has a normal power supply, but not much good here as the OP specifically asked about the 747All/most power on aircraft is 400 hertz from what I can remember - something to do with making all the electronic components smaller I think -, my friend found a socket in the toilets a few years ago and plugged his charger for his phone into it for 10 mins, never seemed to work right after that.
Gassing Station | Holidays & Travel | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff