Kbra
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Pixel 3 owner here too. It's slow charging because Google is forcing it with all none approved wireless chargers, basically everything but theirs...
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Taptes new wireless charging pad
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Kbra
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Did yours not come with the rubber pads to secure it to the base? Mine jostled around like yours until I put those on. Now it fits snugly.
Eno Deb
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Nice review and I agree with your conclusion. But I'm curious: why do you use this particular powerbank, given that neither it nor your phone support fast charging with the Taptes? Wouldn't you get the exact same functionality just plugging the pad in directly?
Kbra
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Yup it did come with the rubber dots. Once it's in place it doesn't move and didn't feel like approximating their locations. If it ever bothers me I have them handy...
Kbra
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The powerbank is for when the car is off. The powerbank continues to provide power to the usb device. Most powerbanks will either charge or discharge at a time. This one allows pass thru.
bd7349
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I got this and have it plugged in the same way you do, but even still the side of the charger that's plugged into the powerbank doesn't automatically turn on. I have to manually push the little button on the battery. Am I just doing something wrong?
Eno Deb
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Hm, but when do you need that? The USB ports are always powered when you sit in the car, and when you leave the car you can't leave the phone behind because the car doesn't lock then ...
If it does bother you, just take the Tesla pad and put it back to back with the TapTes. You can line up where the pads go quite easily.
Kbra
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If I leave my work phone on the other side (and obviously close the top cover) or people that want to power something other than a phone while away, like a dash cam.
Kbra
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I got mine yesterday and installed it promptly.
the charging is great works as expected, however there is a major drawback.
the charger is shorter on the x-axis and longer on the y-axis.
the shortness breadth wise causes the unit to wobble when placing the phone, cornering etc.
being longer length wise makes the Tesla folding lid not to open up completely. so if you can live with these drawbacks it works great.
you can see the closing issue in the above posted video at 80 seconds
when the lid is pulled up it lifts up the charger completely to accommodate for that extra length. also you can see this user exert some force
the charging is great works as expected, however there is a major drawback.
the charger is shorter on the x-axis and longer on the y-axis.
the shortness breadth wise causes the unit to wobble when placing the phone, cornering etc.
being longer length wise makes the Tesla folding lid not to open up completely. so if you can live with these drawbacks it works great.
you can see the closing issue in the above posted video at 80 seconds
when the lid is pulled up it lifts up the charger completely to accommodate for that extra length. also you can see this user exert some force
bd7349
Member
To get rid of the wobble you have to attach the sticky pads that come in the box with the charger. Use the back of the original Tesla mat that was in the Taptes's place before as a guide on where to stick the little pads onto.
thanks, I will try that. also there are some tissue double side tapes provided. do you know what they are for ?
Eno Deb
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Mine cleared customs in LAX on 12/19 and was delivered 12/22 (Bay Area). Before that it was stuck for 9 days in customs ...
Slightly off topic but i decided against dropping on this or the nomad. I instead purchased the attached super thin wireless charger and placed it under the oem phone mat. This way I have one wireless and one wired slot (got rid of the usb3). The right side of the mat just snaps into existing holes. On the left side I just put two small pieces of double sided tape on the top/bottom corners to secure the mat since it’s slightly raised due to the charging pad. No wobble and works great for $15.
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