I thought my latest charging cable had given up on me (as they seem to tend to sooner rather than later in my experience).....but nevertheless spent half an hour seeing if i could get it to work without much luck . Went away with ipad still plugged in to sort out 3 more charging cables online and do some other stuff .Came back and saw my power level had gone up to 7 from 3% . ..but with no charging icon showing . Bit weird