IPad's charging/syncing ICON with new cable.

I just bought a replacement charging/sync cable for my iPad. Now the symbol quickly goes from the lightning ICON to the plug ICON. When I plug it into my iMac, the iPad doesn't read "Not Charging" anymore but again goes from the lightning ICON to the plug ICON. What is the difference between the (previously steady) lightning ICON and the plug ICON? Is my iMac now charging the iPad due to a higher quality cable? Did Apple change the ICONs? I don't remember what the ICON was when it was syncing.

Michael-
Your new cable works like mine now. I think the lightning symbol only appears when it is charging.
The USB port on your Mac can charge the iPad, but very slowly, and then mainly when the iPad is asleep. When awake, the iPad consumes about as much current as the Mac can supply.
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