iPad charge rate vs battery life

[Circlotron]

It's not renewable energy but is is definitely a battery topic. I have an iPad charger with 2.4 amps output and an iPhone charger that has 1 amp output. If I am not concerned about the charging time would there be any benefit of using the smaller charger on the tablet seeing it would be gentler on the batteries?

[bitslice]

Nope, it'll just charge slower.
Batteries have a finite cycle limit anyway, only over heating or over discharge is likely to affect it.

By the time the battery dies on an iPad you may want a faster version anyway, I'm still getting a whole day out of my original iPad 1 and I'm hoping the freaking thing dies soon so I can justify a newer one.

[IanB]

My iPad takes over 3 hours to charge even with the standard large charger, which is within the normal range for a lithium ion battery. If the battery does not get warm during charging (mine doesn't), then I don't think there is anything to be concerned about.