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I've been wanting inductive charging on my phone for ages, and got tired of waiting for a retail solution.
So I bought a cheap leather flip style case on ebay for £3 and a powermat battery cover and charge pad off amazon.
The battery cover was for a blackberry bold and cost just £5 on amazon uk, and the powermat pad was reduced to £10 on amazon uk.
How I did it:
I dissassembled the charging element from the powermat blackberry cover, it's just glued in so comes apart with a pry tool.
next I peeled the plastic holder from the leather flip case.
I glued the power mat charger element to the flip case behind the plastic holder and soldered a micro usb jack to the charger element.
Then glued the plastic cover back in flip case on top of the charger element.
Not bad looking for a first try and works a treat. No more wires needed to charge.
I Would've liked to have made a qi solution to be future proof, but the energizer plate is expensive and hard to find in UK, as are power receiver cases, i'm hoping my nexus prime will have qi built in when i get it!
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jimsey said:
I've been wanting inductive charging on my phone for ages, and got tired of waiting for a retail solution.
So I bought a cheap leather flip style case on ebay for £3 and a powermat battery cover and charge pad off amazon.
The battery cover was for a blackberry and cost just £5, and the powermat pad was reduced to £10.
I dissassembled the charging element from the blackberry cover, then peeled the plastic holder from the leather flip case.
Stuck the charger element behind the plastic holder and soldered a micro usb jack to the charger element.
Not bad looking for a first try and works a treat. No more wires to charge.
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Nice work! I think my charger gives me more freedom than an inductive solution, but this is a brilliant solution and it's beautiful too.
Very nice man ! Good job done there.
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good job....waiting for a retail version
That's really cool! hehe +1 for you
Awsome modding man!
can you please make a tutorial on how to make such a thing with links to the products?
I've added a picture of the powermat charging element under the flip cases plastic holder.
I've refined it a bit now and made a much neater job of it.
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powermat car charger
My next mod is going to be to mod a car bracket with a powermat charger so that i can just sit the phone on a cradle, hold it in place magnetically and have it charge whist i'm using the phone for navigation.
it should work quite well as the powermat element can deliver 5v at 1000mah - more than enough juice for navigation.
I've got everything but a holder/cradle for my car - as I currently just sit my phone in the recess in my vauxhalls dash where the clock is.
parts needed are:
spare power mat plate(amazon)
12v - 18v adapter(powermats supply voltage) A car laptop power supply i already have will do the trick.
Car bracket/holder for the galaxy
a few small magnets
I need a car bracket with a big "plate" to rest the phone on that can preferably attach to the vents - suggestions welcome
jimsey said:
My next mod is going to be to mod a car bracket with a powermat charger so that i can just sit the phone on a cradle, hold it in place magnetically and have it charge whist i'm using the phone for navigation.
it should work quite well as the powermat element can deliver 5v at 1000mah - more than enough juice for navigation.
I've got everything but a holder/cradle for my car - as I currently just sit my phone in the recess in my vauxhalls dash where the clock is.
parts needed are:
spare power mat plate(amazon)
12v - 18v adapter(powermats supply voltage) A car laptop power supply i already have will do the trick.
Car bracket/holder for the galaxy
a few small magnets
I need a car bracket with a big "plate" to rest the phone on that can preferably attach to the vents - suggestions welcome
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Tomtom has quite some solutions for attaching it to the air vents. You could mod one and attach so? Een sort of surface to it.
Tomtom has their own solution but there are a few third party solutions too. I would say about 35 euros.
mark 2 modded case
I have now modded a Casemate tough case to accommodate my powermat inductive charger. As can be seen in the pictures the inductive coil is stuck to the hard layer of the case and I have cut out some rubber from the the soft layer so that it all fits without being able to tell it has been modified.
I have a small nib type usb jack connecting the inductive coil to the phone( from a droid x powermat pack.
I have also added a few magnets to the inside of the case and some inside a powermat single position charger. this is now mounted on my car dash to provide an easy plug free charge whist driving - i will add some pictures for anyone interested soon
How did you modify the droidx usb nib to fit the hump on bottom back of phone? Mine bends when i plug it in
Good work folks
The Droid x nib fits neatly, I had to cut a notch in the case mate soft shell to make it fit properly. all I kept from the Droid x powemat cover was the nib, the 4 pin female port for the nib and the coil.
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Just finished my PowerMat car charger project. It's a combination of several different parts put together. I used a Mountek mount to secure it, modified it to connect to an adjustable ProClip mount, then modified a Powermat 1X base to the ProClip mount. I powered this using a laptop car charger. I also removed the Powermat speaker because the turn-on chime was getting annoying every time I started the car.
For my phone, I'm using the parts from a Droid X Powermat cover and an Otterbox Commuter Case. As of right now, my only camera is my phone so I can't take pictures of it.
here are the links to the individual components:
ProClip mount:
http://www.proclipusa.com/?sectionp...older=false&have_mount=true&p_pageid=1&dtype=
Mountek mount:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOUNTEK-Car...744?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2564ab7f18
Laptop car charger:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270630019548?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Look s like a neater job than my car charger as I use one of those flexi spider thing s to hold the powermat in place - stuck to a vent. Hopefully Sammy will see the lengths people will go to to avoid plugging in and build qi into the sgs3
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dang, this is awesome. wonder if its possible with the palm touchstone kit everyones been doing with the samsung galaxy S...
Looks amazing *__*
Maybe will do the same...
And I will have a look for smth. like this for my Sensation XE
Guys
I'm really interested in doing this.
1. Any chance of some good quality close up photo's of the USB connector and how you've wired it to the powermat receiver?
2. Any chance of documenting what wiring you had to do to receiver?
3. In the last series of photo's you've cut the powermat before fitting it to the in car vent holder, is there anything I should specifically watch out for before cutting the X1?
What I'm thinking of doing is fitting the receiver to an Otterbox case for a S2 and then mounting the X1 onto one of these.
http://www.slipgripcarmounts.com/Sl...2-i9100-Using-OtterBox-Commuter_p_100415.html
Any help appreciated guys.
very nice job man! really like it
Any chance of updates from the guys who did this?
I fancy the car holder. i fancy the case.
Can the case be used in the holder at the same time? The reason I don't use a case at the moment is because my Galaxy S won't fit in the car holder. Why they never make car holders to fit cases I don't know.
But the pictures and previews shows promising. Anybody know?
I would think the flip case would be OK as it replaces the original back panel, so the phone should be no bigger.
I would think the cases that go over the back panel would struggle though
I really like this Combo:
This is the link to a Crap SuperGrip Car Holder:
http://www.mobilelinuxnews.com/2012/05/video-review-crab-supergrip-mobile-phone-holder/
This is a Flexishield for the SGS3:
http://www.mobilelinuxnews.com/2012/05/review-flexishield-case-samsung-galaxy-s3/
and here is a picture showing both of them together as you can put the phone in the holder with the case on:
http://www.mobilelinuxnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Samsung-Galaxy-S3-Flexshield-Case-5.jpg
I am looking at car holders but does not seems to be really good one for the new S3.
Even the original Vehicle Dock has disadvantages i think.
It looks like if you have the phone on the dock you can not use the camera for video as it is blocked by the dock. Any suggestions for good dock with camera not covered?
car holder is not a have-to gadgets,yet the Galaxy S3 Case is a must...
I need an Universal Car Dock that is resistant to the heat. I was going to get Exo car dock however I heard that it falls off with excessive heat. I had the infuse car dock before this and it never fell due to excessive heat, I was wondering if there was any universal dock that used similar material?
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I need an Universal Car Dock that is resistant to the heat. I was going to get Exo car dock however I heard that it falls off with excessive heat. I had the infuse car dock before this and it never fell due to excessive heat, I was wondering if there was any universal dock that used similar material?
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I had no luck with Exo, I couldn't get it to work for very long. The clip works great, just need to get something that'll sick to the window/dash better. I did buy a new dock which also failed (oddly the clip this time) I mixed and matched and yay working dock!
I used this arm on my exo clip, works for me now though I do like the arkon clip better too bad it wont stay on anymore
Arkon Mobile Grip Holder with 8.5-Inch Flexible Windshield Suction and Dash Mount
So has anyone found a car kit/mount (with charger) that works on SGS3 with the official flip case? I used to have Brodit for DHD and One X but it works only with a naked phone.
Damn, I have to drop my case, and it was so nice :crying:
I see, can I ask then, is there another case (external full cover) with which a car holder/charger will work ok? Please recommend both case and charger if you are satisfied and they are reliable + high quality.
I had the Note before the S3.
I use the Samsung Note car dock and use a rubber band to hold it on one side.
When it connects the screen changes to landscape and the flip cover has plenty of room
Post your photos and reviews of car mounts for the HTC One.
I picked up one of these. It fits the One really well, it is easy to insert and remove the phone. The suction cup grips my dash really well, there is no way this thing is coming loose. The mount is not too large so it does not take up a lot of space on your dash and it is well made.
Amazon.com: Aduro U-GRIP PLUS Universal Dashboard Windshield Car Mount for Smart Phones, Apple iPhone 5, 4 / 4S, 3G, Samsung Galaxy S2 / S3 / S4, Galaxy NOTE 2, Motorola Droid RAZR / MAXX, HTC EVO 4G, HTC One X, LG Revolution, GPS Holder (Black/Red)
I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the iOttie mount it has over 3000 reviews on amazon.
iOttie HLCRIO102 One Touch Windshield Dashboard Universal Car Mount Holder for iPhone 4S/5, Galaxy S4/S3/S2, HTC One DROID RAZR HD - Retail Packaging - Black
grndc2gsr said:
I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the iOttie mount it has over 3000 reviews on amazon.
iOttie HLCRIO102 One Touch Windshield Dashboard Universal Car Mount Holder for iPhone 4S/5, Galaxy S4/S3/S2, HTC One DROID RAZR HD - Retail Packaging - Black
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I used to have that one. A good mount, solid, but too bulky in my opinion. I highly recommend this:
https://www.niteize.com/product/Steelie-Car-Mount-Kit.asp
i use:
http://www.kenu.com/products/airframe
its so minimal and awesome. goes right on my air vent for close access. I use it in landscape and just have to press down with my phone to put it in and out
grndc2gsr said:
I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the iOttie mount it has over 3000 reviews on amazon.
iOttie HLCRIO102 One Touch Windshield Dashboard Universal Car Mount Holder for iPhone 4S/5, Galaxy S4/S3/S2, HTC One DROID RAZR HD - Retail Packaging - Black
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I have one in my car right now. It's awesome. It fits a Note 2 and still works with smaller phones like the One. The one handed removal and the auto closing feature is great to get the phone on the mount quickly.
http://www.amazon.com/Mountek-nGroo...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1374231424&sr=1-1
This is the one I use, I got it on sale when it was around $15 and has served it's purpose well.
Unlike most dash mounts, this one goes into a CD player deck which I hardly use for CD's anyway. It locks in and it holds pretty secure.
i just bought one of these. it looks nice, but it wont work with a case on your phone. http://www.ebay.com/itm/121120265750?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
mdandashly said:
I used to have that one. A good mount, solid, but too bulky in my opinion. I highly recommend this:
https://www.niteize.com/product/Steelie-Car-Mount-Kit.asp
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I have tried Iottie, Mountek before. Now I have been using Steelie and all I can say is that Steelie is the best car mount for me. It is really easy to use and it covers very little space on your dashboard or console. No vibration at all and it is really flexible that you can adjust any angle really easily.
I also have the car mount in the OP. It's awesome. I've had it for about two weeks now, and it hasn't budged.
I bought this one from Nokia.I thing this is the perfect car mount for HTC ONE !
Only 17 euro.
Wow I really love that car mount!! Thanks!
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Integrated Charger
Any dock with integrated charger?
So far the only 2 options I saw were the stock dock, which doesn't work for me since I have a cover. and the iBolt, which is somehow universal and flimsy, I had the iBolt dock for my S3 and hated it.
I've use Proclip for years with my Galaxy Nexus. I just picked up a HTC One so I've got one of their mounts on order.
http://www.proclipusa.com/phone-holders/device/htc/one-t-mobile.cmsv
Official HTC car dock
Amazon.com: HTC One Car Kit - Car D160
Kenu Airframe...
http://www.amazon.com/iBOLT-xProDoc...&qid=1374729518&sr=8-1&keywords=htc+one+ibolt
It' the same company that made the official sprint dock for the Evo LTE
I was browsing this a while ago and read about the Kenu Airframe. Ordered it last week. Shipped on monday and arrived today. Probably one of the most solid car mounts I've ever held for that price. Fits great even with a case and fits my circular vent perfectly. Was a bit skeptical because my vent is a bit recessed, but it worked out fine and is pretty damn solid. 5/5.
What a deal
Picked this up while browsing the clearance section in TJMax discount store. Made by "Digimaxx". Only paid $4.00!
I highly suggest the niteize steely also.
Ordered the airframe as well. Gotta agree it is solidly built and is alot smaller than what I imagined. I like how it can hold different devices and has enough pressure and grip so there will be no slipping. Great product and design.