Qi Wireless Charging Poll: Jeda or Nomad?

[artsci]

Tell me more about your steering wheel

Got it done at CraftCustoms in Texas. You ship them a standard Model 3 steering wheel, specify what you want done (leather, colors, wood, carbon fiber - whatever your preferences) and they make it happen. I’ve used them for about 10 years and their work is super high quality. In fact my guess is that most of the vendors that sell custom wheels for the Model 3 use CraftCustoms. If you contact them directly you save the hassle and cost of the middle man.

 

[CrazyCoconut]

Got it done at CraftCustoms in Texas. You ship them a standard Model 3 steering wheel, specify what you want done (leather, colors, wood, carbon fiber - whatever your preferences) and they make it happen. I’ve used them for about 10 years and their work is super high quality. In fact my guess is that most of the vendors that sell custom wheels for the Model 3 use CraftCustoms. If you contact them directly you save the hassle and cost of the middle man.

Thanks for the info! How much did yours cost, if you don't mind?

 

[EVnut]

I used the Wirelss Charging Mountable Pad with Adhesive Metal Pad. Put both together and stuck the assembly to the vent. The latter design enables the Adhesive Pad to stick top and bottom.

Super, thanks for this. One more annoying question that I haven't been able to verify: If I were to slip a magnetic "card" between my phone and case for use with the Xvida pad, would this allow it to wireless charge from other (non-Xvida pad) charging pads? I still can't figure out how this magnetic card does *not* block the wireless charging.

 

[artsci]

Tell me more about your steering wheel

Got it done at CraftCustoms in Texas. You ship them a standard Model 3 steering wheel, specify what you want done (leather, colors, wood, carbon fiber - whatever your preferences) and they make it happen. I’ve used them for about 10 years and their work is super high quality. In fact my guess is that most of the vendors that sell custom wheels for the Model 3 use CraftCustoms. If you contact them directly you save the hassle and cost of the middle man.

 

[artsci]

Super, thanks for this. One more annoying question that I haven't been able to verify: If I were to slip a magnetic "card" between my phone and case for use with the Xvida pad, would this allow it to wireless charge from other (non-Xvida pad) charging pads? I still can't figure out how this magnetic card does *not* block the wireless charging.

I had the same question so I took one of the cards apart to see. The magnets are in each of the extreme corners of the card so the signal passes through the middle with no interference.

And yes to your other question. It can wirelessly charge from other Qi devices whether they have magnetism or not.

 

[CrazyCoconut]

Got it done at CraftCustoms in Texas. You ship them a standard Model 3 steering wheel, specify what you want done (leather, colors, wood, carbon fiber - whatever your preferences) and they make it happen. I’ve used them for about 10 years and their work is super high quality. In fact my guess is that most of the vendors that sell custom wheels for the Model 3 use CraftCustoms. If you contact them directly you save the hassle and cost of the middle man.

Very cool! Do you mind sharing how much you paid for yours?

 

[artsci]

$1,200 including shipping. I did the max, with wood and two colors of leather.

 

[fseir]

I had the same question so I took one of the cards apart to see. The magnets are in each of the extreme corners of the card so the signal passes through the middle with no interference.

And yes to your other question. It can wirelessly charge from other Qi devices whether they have magnetism or not.

Yep. Here’s a direct link to an exploded view of the charging pad, where you can see how the magnets are positioned:

[URL="https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/posts/2895905/"]Review: Magnetic Power 2 XVIDA Qi Charger - The perfect Model 3 mount?[/URL]

As a related aside, I contacted the company to ask why they couldn’t have made the pad a square —so you could mount it portrait or landscape without rotating the head — and the reason was that Apple changed the specifications for their qi charging, so the coil had to be larger, but if you made it into a square, it would extend beyond the narrow width of some smaller phones.

 

[EVnut]

I used the Wirelss Charging Mountable Pad with Adhesive Metal Pad. Put both together and stuck the assembly to the vent. The latter design enables the Adhesive Pad to stick top and bottom.

Thanks for your quick and accurate answers, artsci! Much appreciated.

 

[EVnut]

Yep. Here’s a direct link to an exploded view of the charging pad, where you can see how the magnets are positioned:

Review: Magnetic Power 2 XVIDA Qi Charger - The perfect Model 3 mount?

As a related aside, I contacted the company to ask why they couldn’t have made the pad a square —so you could mount it portrait or landscape without rotating the head — and the reason was that Apple changed the specifications for their qi charging, so the coil had to be larger, but if you made it into a square, it would extend beyond the narrow width of some smaller phones.

And of course thank YOU fseir. I've just plowed through your thread from earlier in the summer.

I sure don't need yet another case for my phone, so I plan to use the card option with my current case. The card must affix with adhesive to the back of the phone... are there instructions provided for optimal placement for best charging pass-through? I guess adding the card behind the case creates more total thickness than buying the case with the card built-in... but the card is probably my best place to start...

 

[artsci]

The card is very thin so It shouldn’t be a problem. It comes with a template to guide placement for most popular phones.

 

[EVnut]

The card is very thin so It shouldn’t be a problem. It comes with a template to guide placement for most popular phones.

Thanks for the confirmation. I like the idea of being able to use any of my cases... plus the only cases offered by Xvida for my phon are boring black....

 

[artsci]

Thanks for the confirmation. I like the idea of being able to use any of my cases... plus the only cases offered by Xvida for my phon are boring black....

And you can place the magnetic card on the back of your phone or on the back you whatever phone case you have. I placed mine on the back of a carbon fiber case for my iPhone Max. Works great.

 

[EVnut]

And you can place the magnetic card on the back of your phone or on the back you whatever phone case you have. I placed mine on the back of a carbon fiber case for my iPhone Max. Works great.

Ah. So the adhesive is strong enough to be outboard of the case? That's impressive. Good to know.

 

[chojn1]

@artsci ,

I got another solution for the wood connoisseur in you:

 

[artsci]

@artsci ,

I got another solution for the wood connoisseur in you:

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Nicely done!

 

[TD_alseT]

Popsocket works depending on the location of the popsocket. I have mine on the bottom of my phone and it will charge.

My wife has been trying to figure out how to charge wirelessly with the popsocket attached. Could you post a picture of your placement?

 

[EVS Motors]

I don't have a picture of the setup (wasn't my own 3). Pop socket is stuck on in the back all the way on the bottom in the middle of the phone. I also have the thin leather iphone X case offered by Apple on as well.

 

[Eno Deb]

A new version of the Jeda will be launched on January 24:

Jeda Wireless Pad on Twitter

Looks like the best design so far. It'll allow both vertical and horizontal placement of the phone (which probably means it has 3 coils), and has openings to optionally pass through the wired charging plug on either side. Some more information (via Reddit):

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[mark273]

new photos of the new Jeda Pad are showing up and it looks amazing so i think this poll deserves to be redone!