Wireless charging

DrNick · September 6, 2020

On 9/2/2020 at 12:58 PM, jrabenaldt said:

How well are your devices charging? I installed the charging pad into my '16 Denali and it seems to trickle at best. If not using the phone (iphone 8 plus) it will very slowly add charge to the battery but if its being used for maps the charge drops but not as quickly as if not connected. If I run Waze, that's a joke; the charge doesn't even begin to keep up.

Am I just expecting too much?

I only have one data point to pull from, but it seemed to keep up with maps (no waze). iIt will charge, but not great sitting flat, but if I set the bottom edge on the raised rib, like I did with my S8 active, I seem to get normal speed wireless charging. I've ordered the updated mat w/o the raised ridge, but it's not likely to arrive for another month. Will update if it changes anything, but i'd imagine it'll just be easier to get it in the right position w/o having the phone angled.

cmysstailights · September 6, 2020

Any update on adding wireless charging to a console lid without wireless charging?

I did, tapped into the cig outlet on back of the consol for power

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DrNick · September 22, 2020

On 9/5/2020 at 11:06 PM, DrNick said:

I only have one data point to pull from, but it seemed to keep up with maps (no waze). iIt will charge, but not great sitting flat, but if I set the bottom edge on the raised rib, like I did with my S8 active, I seem to get normal speed wireless charging. I've ordered the updated mat w/o the raised ridge, but it's not likely to arrive for another month. Will update if it changes anything, but i'd imagine it'll just be easier to get it in the right position w/o having the phone angled.

So I finally got the larger 10 rib mat in and installed it. Definitely worth it to upgrade. The phone is still a touch too wide to side on the mat like an earlier model, but it does sit flat and doesn't have to be in the perfect spot to charge w/o dropping ever so often. So far an improvement. Either way I have reliable wireless charging again.