Did some quality of life upgrades. I've had the Induktiv qi charger for a couple of years, and I like the concept but the actual charging execution sucks a bit. Decided to improve my general charging situation while I was at it.
Generally, I'm tried chargers that are running near capacity overheating in use and stopping working for periods/forever. Sooo...
Bought this 167W GaN charger and connected it behind the dash:
Replaced the cigarette lighter tube with this, and ran it to the 100W port on the charger:
cut out the qi (1) charger on my induktiv charger and replaced it with a 2nd gen MagSafe puck (and printed it a little trip piece to hide the cut):
3D printed a new ash tray and installed a (USB A) Apple watch/airpods magsafe puck in that:
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Result:
I'm pretty pleased with the result. Everything is close at hand, but disappears when the armrest is down and ash tray is closed.
The iPhone MagSafe plug is rated for 45w and will max out at 30W pulled, so should have plenty of thermal head room.
The Apple Watch charger plug is rated for 22W, and pulls 5W at max, so should have even more thermal headroom.
And, the bonus 100W USB C port might be occasionally useful, and it's pretty unlikely I'll ever be pulling 100W out of it.
The USB extension 12v plug replacement feels like it was made for purpose-- press fit in, and it's secure, with no modification required.
Generally, I'm tried chargers that are running near capacity overheating in use and stopping working for periods/forever. Sooo...
Bought this 167W GaN charger and connected it behind the dash:
Replaced the cigarette lighter tube with this, and ran it to the 100W port on the charger:
cut out the qi (1) charger on my induktiv charger and replaced it with a 2nd gen MagSafe puck (and printed it a little trip piece to hide the cut):
3D printed a new ash tray and installed a (USB A) Apple watch/airpods magsafe puck in that:
https://www.amazon.com/%F0%9D%9F%90%F0%9D%9F%8E%F0%9D%9F%90%F0%9D%9F%90-%F0%9D%90%94%F0%9D%90%A9%F0%9D%90%A0%F0%9D%90%AB%F 0%9D%90%9A%F0%9D%90%9D%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%9D-Magnetic-Charging-Compatible/dp/B0B2R7G9ML?crid=3CDO32UM41PNW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.V4_ lM2euDGiFr-_WE1ZJVCVGUlUa2hyHyjUAbjal3QyT6rK1qvknKuAB513TKnoa mz9UI7U53ZN3jpTcpR8UyNQqjh6HgMcap5e1DoSVrSEJF2sbI3 R7noBR-JOSyGV-sK3_VrNit4h3dRb3lK6LJ0948jKi3FyldYv5nfp92XxI-7Ys6J-CPzCpvgOmDgZhVltOiGmahE1Xw7Db4NtVrgwxg8BfZAp07CXS0 4QWogY.-XLLrUamI7IvNthSA0R6Bk_orEiBp5bNWF0YJzb3P1Q&dib_tag =se&keywords=apple%2Bwatch%2Bcharger&qid=177685989 4&sprefix=apple%2Bwatch%2Bcharger%2Caps%2C148&sr =8-4&th=1
Result:
I'm pretty pleased with the result. Everything is close at hand, but disappears when the armrest is down and ash tray is closed.
The iPhone MagSafe plug is rated for 45w and will max out at 30W pulled, so should have plenty of thermal head room.
The Apple Watch charger plug is rated for 22W, and pulls 5W at max, so should have even more thermal headroom.
And, the bonus 100W USB C port might be occasionally useful, and it's pretty unlikely I'll ever be pulling 100W out of it.
The USB extension 12v plug replacement feels like it was made for purpose-- press fit in, and it's secure, with no modification required.
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