I use scosche magicmount in my personal vehicles and my job has them on the trucks at work. I do not use wireless charging in vehicle but would like to still be able use the wireless charge/power share feature at other times. I remember seeing a mag-plate before that had a hole in the middle that allowed the qi charge to pass through, anyone tell me who makes that plate? Or any suggestions other than putting the plate way off center to the phone? T.i.a.
Take a look at Pitaka: https://www.ipitaka.com/
I have had them for several phones. Best case I have had and supports full wireless charging / magnetic mounts.
I usually put the metal plate all the way at the bottom of my phone sandwiched between the phone/case and it works well without interfering with qi.
Now with the "glow" I'm trying to figure how to use a clear case to show off the color while being able to qi and magnet mount.
The ESR clear with kickstand is not metal so doesnt work.
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I didn't buy the HTC extended battery but one from amazon sold by Karen Deals. Link is below
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0NVM3EA1B2VE9HN3AKMA
Battery
Model No: cs-ht8585xl
Part No: 35h000128-00m, ba s400
Rating: 3.7v 2400mah
Lithium Ion
Induction Unit
Palm Pixi charging back with Palm touchstone charging dock
Operating System
Shubcraft 1.4d
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Images are attached below!
Induction charging has the same charging speed as plugging it into a wall outlet. Very fast!
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I tried using a multimeter with the 3 contacts located under the battery and could not get it to register anything (with and without the charger plugged in). I then tried shooting 5v through it using 6 different combination (2 plugs for 3 contacts) and still couldn't get anything. If anyone knows a way to use these 3 contacts for charging please leave feedback. Also if anyone can find a minature microusb male connection that'd be great.
Well done, it's a really nice mod!
The 2400 mAh is a bit too bulky for me, though the extended uptime must be awesome. I'd even consider something similar, were it not that you're using the microusb to charge. If only you could connect it straight to the battery, would be so much more convenient. It'd still work in for instance car kits and attached to a pc.
Never the less, well done.
Looks great, i would try this myself but i cant stand the bulk of extended batteries and the stock metal back would almost defiantly interfere with the current. Where did you get the decal from?
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Well done, it's a really nice mod!
The 2400 mAh is a bit too bulky for me, though the extended uptime must be awesome. I'd even consider something similar, were it not that you're using the microusb to charge. If only you could connect it straight to the battery, would be so much more convenient. It'd still work in for instance car kits and attached to a pc.
Never the less, well done.
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You can't plug in directly to the battery since the battery doesn't have a balancer board on it and it would explode if it were to be overcharged without one.
JJbdoggg said:
Looks great, i would try this myself but i cant stand the bulk of extended batteries and the stock metal back would almost defiantly interfere with the current. Where did you get the decal from?
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I got the decal in the automotive section of Walmart. It came with 2 big/4small stickers for 7usd
UPDATE: Made the microusb head smaller! Letting liquid electrical tape dry then I'll post pics.
this is a really nice mod. what about the possiblly of going via the nav panel connectors instead of micro usb. this would as far as i know leave the usb port free and also not have the disadvantage of having a usb connector attached which can be easily damged.
Personalyu i wouldnt do this mod as i use my phone to tether a hell of a lot so it seems pointless to me, but being able to just sit your phone down and have it charge is awesome.
Great work!!!!
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this is a really nice mod. what about the possiblly of going via the nav panel connectors instead of micro usb. this would as far as i know leave the usb port free and also not have the disadvantage of having a usb connector attached which can be easily damged.
Personalyu i wouldnt do this mod as i use my phone to tether a hell of a lot so it seems pointless to me, but being able to just sit your phone down and have it charge is awesome.
Great work!!!!
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I tired the navpanel connections with no success. If anyone has a multimeter please try to do it to theirs (with charger plugged in).
that is really odd....only think i can think of is manye theres something that needs to happen with the middle pin.
nice work i think that decal are very cute indeed!
PPL this is knowed from a long time! This pins are used for example with Car Kit like CU s400: http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hd2-cu-s400-car-kit-gets-priced-detailed-coming-december-1360143/
This car kit is in two versions: like this on 1st photo - use other battery cover which use this "mysterious" pins to run NaviPanel and charging battery and 2nd version with charging via microUSB port.
I hope this helps a bit.
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that is really odd....only think i can think of is manye theres something that needs to happen with the middle pin.
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This "odd" middle pin you can find in every phone battery too. If you depart any battery you can find there a little electronic circuit.
I think, that this pin is used to metering battery charge, but i can be wrong - im not advanced in electornics.
I'm well aware of the existance of these products but cannot figure out what the three contacts below the batteries are.
Maybe some users having one. In that case he/she can make photos of all connectors or better - check it with multimeter which connector is +, - and this middle one.
Maybe some service manuals can tell something more abt this. I searched for it and i did'nt find nothing useful.
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Maybe some users having one. In that case he/she can make photos of all connectors or better - check it with multimeter which connector is +, - and this middle one.
Maybe some service manuals can tell something more abt this. I searched for it and i did'nt find nothing useful.
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I also did a search on google and xda but with no luck. I don't think it inputs 5v into the machine since I did shoot 5v into the 3 connectors using different combination.
Hi all,
The contact closest to the center of the phone (looking along the longest axis of the phone) is the +5V, the one furthest from the +5V is the ground, and there's a small voltage on the center contact, positive to ground. These +5V voltage shows up (on my phone) only when the mini-USB charger is plugged in.
I've got the +5V terminal of the Pre plate attached to the +5V contact on the phone, and the other one attached to the GND contact. Inductive charging works at 341ma (as measure by the hardware and read by BattClock) at maximum, which is probably not coincidentally also the limit set on USB charging, at least from my laptop.
I tried hooking the Touchstone up to a Apple ~1" cubed charger, didn't get any charge. I haven't read the USB power specifications, but according to the people at the Palm forums you have to have a USB spec power-capable charger to initialize the Touchstone, and the USB ICs signal this by connecting the two data lines. This can be approximated by clipping a USB cable and twisting the data lines together on the Touchstone side of the cable. This allowed the Apple charger to power the Touchstone.
The HTC stock charger works fine, as does an 800ma Verizon charger I had laying around. I tried hooking the Touchstone up to both a [email protected] switching charger and a 5V 8A supply, the Touchstone still charged at 341ma. I'm guessing this is software, firmware or hardware limited, just like the computer USB connection. I would speculate that if you shorted the middle pin to the ground pin, it might remove this restriction. Or fry your phone, I didn't try it.
There's a guy on the Pre forums who got the Touchstone to consume about 1.02A (http://forums.precentral.net/palm-p...b-adapters-touchstone-dock-2.html#post2020491) so the thing can, apparently transfer some power. I don't know how long it would last at those wattages, but I'm going to read a bit on the USB power spec and see if the 341ma limit can be lifted.
It's kind of nice to use the internal connector, because it leaves the microUSB port open. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask. With the relevant portion of the Pre cover stuck to the back of my phone, there are no wires out of the chassis and the added part doesn't add any considerable bulk to the phone. It protrudes less than the camera.
Anyways, hope this isn't a thread-jack or too long, but I figured it might help anyone that's going to take the time to do this.
Thanks to the community here.
Did you dremel and hotglue the plastic case to the metal case? Interweb highfive from me to you!
Can you post pictures of the inside wiring please?
I did. I basically cut out a square from the HD2 back large enough to hold the coiled length of wire that is needed to allow the back to be removed and articulated. Then I used Super Glue to fix the section of the Pre back containing the inductive coil and circuitry to the HD2 back.
If you're trying to maintain your warranty I might suggest DigiKey part number 478-4687-1-ND, it's from the AVX "MOBO Spring Contact Interconnect Solutions" catalog under battery connectors (I can send you a .pdf copy of the catalog, it's too big to upload to forum). This is a 3mm pitch connector that should mate well with the internal connector - but - I don't have calipers so I would measure before ordering. I just soldered the wires to my HD2.
I'll post some pictures soonish.
And yeah, high five for sure. Thanks for pioneering this. My last phone was retired when the power connector became flaky, so it's nice not to have to worry about the contact wearing out.
Ur mod is on a dutch popular website!
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/69360/mod-maakt-draadloos-laden-mogelijk-op-htc-hd2.html
Right angle micro-usb
I'm looking to do the same thing with my Vibrant and have been searching for a similar connector. I just did a quick google search and found these angled connectors:
http://www.usbfirewire.com/u_microb_cables_angled.html
I tried soldering it your way with no sucess
Soldering pins are as shown
(If viewing vertically with top up)
(leftside of hd2) negative x positive (center of hd2)
bumping an old thread to see if you've taken pictures of the contact points yet.
Sorry it took me so long to reply. Two pictures, the first is the terminal with the wires soldered in, the second shows how I got the cables from the Palm coil/board through the cover. The terminals as you look along the longest axis of the phone with the microUSB plug closest to you are GND, something, and +5v.
So from left to right: 1 GND / 2 ? / 3 +5v.
Just ordered a Rearth case from here: http://www.amazon.com/-Rearth-Ringke-Google-Feeling-Premium/dp/B00A81O6D8
Curious if anyone has this case (or a similar type that does not obstruct the top/bottom) and uses a microUSB desktop charger?
I know, I know, this phone supports wireless charging.... but some of us want to 1) charge as fast as possible and 2) have our phone upright on our desk while charging.
I heard that the N4 fits in the GSIII desktop chargers but I doubt they do with any type of case on. Anyone have recommendations for a "universal" or otherwise desktop charger that will work with this phone/case combo? Quick search on eBay turned up this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cellet-Universal-Micro-USB-Desktop-Cradle-Charger-with-Data-Cable-Black-/380531711620
Any thoughts or recommendations?
Might give this a try....
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Multimedia-Music-Phones/dp/B0089VO71U/
Looks like it could be fairly universal and work with smaller cases.
I bought a 'universal ' dock like the one in your eBay Link and I returned it... when docked, the phone balanced on the micro USB connection and wasn't very sturdy as it was top heavy... the slightest movement and it would have fallen sideways
I need an expert advice in choosing Samsung original charging back or this Qi receiver. I have gotten used to with NFC to toggle things and I need NFC to work. Right now I have NFC cards (Mifare smartcards) pasted at the back of my desk and I use it over the desk that is 2 cm thick. I don't even have to touch phone to the desk for NFC to work. I hover 5mm above and Tasker takes over (with one profile I copy files off network drive). With so much of automation, I cannot go back to NFC working sporadically or working when I have to physically touch the card.
I do not use protective cases as I want my phone looking slim and sexy. And I heard original wireless back cover is too thick. Please tell me how thick it is. And if you are using Qi receiver, please tell me if you can read tags through 2 cm thick wooden table.
And I found NCF compatible Qi receiver in Amazon (click here). I have a question to people who own original samsung wireless back cover - is there buffer space between back of the cover and battery for thermal insulation? It would justify additional thickness.
I wish someone checked temperature difference at the surface of the battery when using Qi coil vs original back cover.
Having used both, I can assure you that the OEM cover is best for NFC, and I don't even notice the extra thickness. I even prefer the look, as the camera no longer sticks out. It's the only solution that works adequately with my NFC activated BT adapters, and is much more forgiving about placement on the chargers.
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And... It's the only solution I've found with working tap to pay.
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Having used both, I can assure you that the OEM cover is best for NFC, and I don't even notice the extra thickness. I even prefer the look, as the camera no longer sticks out. It's the only solution that works adequately with my NFC activated BT adapters, and is much more forgiving about placement on the chargers.
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Thanks I ordered original wireless charging back.
Buy the original wireless charging back, at least that won't void your warranty if something goes wrong.
Anyone using the qi enabled s-view flip cover? I'm wondering if it's possible to charge the phone with qi when you have the flip cover open and put it on the back of the phone?
Would be nice if it worked as I would be able to use wireless charging in my car while running waze.
The idea was to do wireless charging for the clock. For the base took the Chinese charge from the Samsung watch, bought in Ali. The accessories for the receiving part were purchased at the nearest radio equipment store, the circuit there was the deformity of a simple coil, a diode, a zener diode and a capacitor, in total.
On the test launch "on the forehead" the circuit did not work, because charging the Samsung clock received feedback, which obviously I could not provide (I do not have enough knowledge for this). Good. We remove the "guts" from the docking station, and instead of the usual scheme we put the card from the universal wireless charging (also bought from China), only solder the transmitter coil from the station. The feedback from the docking station was realized simply at the on / off level, because of the reed switch (in the hours set by the magnet) that the charging will not work at idle, when there were no clocks, turned on the clock, switched off, turned off.
The receiver decided to connect not directly to the BMS battery, although I really wanted it, everything is available, take it and solder it. But with a high degree of probability, the charge indicator will not be excluded, which is not very good. Therefore, the eyes are afraid, and the hands are made, it is useful to disassemble the clock that will fall on the contacts of the power connector. In fact, everything turned out not so scary, you just need to remove the battery and carefully remove the black plastic frame that clings to both sides of the dog on the body. Very gently bend it to the side, trying not to tear off the loop of the pulse counter and the wire of the vibro and the microphone. Completely remove this is not necessary, it is enough just to raise, and here they have power contacts. We solder the wires and collect everything back.
Link to the video and photos can not post, the forum does not allow, because I do not have 10 messages. Sorry. I'll try that photo show 4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=775044&st=1420#entry72962124
OK I'm new to the wireless charging thing so I have a question. Will the wireless charging be effected by the metal you stick on the back of your phone for the magnetic holder? Thanks
I'm going to assume it will be similar to the wireless charging stand from Google that I use with my Pixel 3 XL and say that it would probably affect it. Even if the plastic, rubber, etc. case you use is too thick, it won't work.
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OK I'm new to the wireless charging thing so I have a question. Will the wireless charging be effected by the metal you stick on the back of your phone for the magnetic holder? Thanks
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Should pass through tbh, so long as the effective range isn't affected it'll be fine.
So I tried to use the metal plate I used on my OP6. I placed it between the phone and the clear case included with my OP8P. I used this on my magnetic phone mount in my car and then put the phone on the OP8P wireless charger when I got home and it didn't work on the charger. The charger started flashing a red light where it would normally show solid blue when charging. I did try to move the plate up and down between the bottom of the phone and the Oneplus logo, tried to rotate the plate both horizontal and vertical (plate its rectangular), but no luck. If anyone knows a good way to get it to work or a different plate that would work better, or a better work around, please let me know as I use the magnetic mount daily when I drive (or least did before the stay-at-home order).
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So I tried to use the metal plate I used on my OP6. I placed it between the phone and the clear case included with my OP8P. I used this on my magnetic phone mount in my car and then put the phone on the OP8P wireless charger when I got home and it didn't work on the charger. The charger started flashing a red light where it would normally show solid blue when charging. I did try to move the plate up and down between the bottom of the phone and the Oneplus logo, tried to rotate the plate both horizontal and vertical (plate its rectangular), but no luck. If anyone knows a good way to get it to work or a different plate that would work better, or a better work around, please let me know as I use the magnetic mount daily when I drive (or least did before the stay-at-home order).
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It works, it's all about placement.
Look at my pic and you'll see where to place the metal plate. Red circle is the plate, blue circle is the wireless charging coil. I've been using magnetic mounts for years and I can't switch to any other type of mount lol. It's all about placement. You cannot have metal between the charger and the coil in the phone. Other non-conductive materials, like cases, are just fine.
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It works, it's all about placement.
Look at my pic and you'll see where to place the metal plate. Red circle is the plate, blue circle is the wireless charging coil. I've been using magnetic mounts for years and I can't switch to any other type of mount lol. It's all about placement. You cannot have metal between the charger and the coil in the phone. Other non-conductive materials, like cases, are just fine.
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I tried putting the plate that low...perhaps I need to get a small plate? I'll see if I can find some reduced sized plates and report back with my results.