Grasp the hard plastic jacket, and only the hard plastic jacket, when connecting and disconnecting the Lightning cable.
Don’t make sharp bends or wrap the cable tightly because it damages the wires inside the cable.
Keep the pins clean and away from liquids of any kind.
Replacement cords are $10.
Charge your iPad with the USB charging brick and cable that came with your device.
As your device charges, you'll see a lightning bolt beside the battery icon in the status bar.
Let your device charge for a half hour.
If the iPad still appears dead, press and hold both the Home and Power buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo or battery icon to hard-restart your iPad.
Replacement charging bricks are $20.
7th generation iPads use a 12W USB-A brick and USB-A to Lightning cord
8th and 9th generation iPads use a 20W USB-C brick and USB-C to Lightning cord
Look in Settings > General > About to find your iPad model.