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Magnetic Mounts and Qi Charging

As I implied in my previous post, I gave up on caseless magnetic qi charging. I went with the iPitaka case combined with the Mophie power station mini charger. See this video. I didn't do the iPitaka charger because I don't like the aesthetics.

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HeadphoneAddict said:
What clear case is that, a nd where did you buy it? thanks.
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It is The Ranvoo case for iPhone X from Amazon
 
I find my TPU case with a steel plate on the back will still charge via Qi, but the plate gets extremely hot and very concerning. I stopped charging it after that.


It was hot enough to cause a burn or melt plastic.
 
nokkynuk said:
That's what i figured. Its in the center of the case on the outside (not on the phone itself).
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You want it below the Qi charging coil. It’s also ok to put the plate inside the case. If it’s a clear case, tape to the phone instead of the case.
 
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cydeweyz said:
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You want it below the Qi charging coil. It’s also ok to put the plate inside the case. If it’s a clear case, tape to the phone instead of the case.
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Thanks for the advice! I'll try it tonight. I have several more plates i can try to strategically place around to avoid this issue.
 
batman75 said:
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Hello Sarah

I have the iPitaka case for iPhone X. I like it from a functionality standpoint because it does support both magnetic mounting and qi charging. And I have been using it because it is the only option I found which allows me to use it on a magnetic qi dash mount.

However from an aesthetic standpoint I don't like it because it takes a beautifully designed phone and makes it ugly. If you look at these pics, for the white/silver iPhone X it completely ruins the appearance. The sides look bad because the chrome clashes with the black, and the back is completely unrecognizable.

What would be nice is if you could make a similar case with either a clear back, or a partially clear back which has white metal pieces inside or is opaque to hide the metal pieces. Also make the sides of the case chrome to match the actual iPhone.
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Here is an example of a case design (another case I also own) which is what I would LOVE to see iPitaka make but with support for qi magnetic charging as well! If you made that it would be THE case to buy out of all cases!
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I couldn't find the example case you mentioned. Did I miss anything?
Totally understand your point. But is a matter of the material. Aramid fiber can't be clear. And most clear cases out there are made from plastics/silicone. We got to shift our material. That will be a big change.
 
Sarah-PITAKA said:
I couldn't find the example case you mentioned. Did I miss anything?
Totally understand your point. But is a matter of the material. Aramid fiber can't be clear. And most clear cases out there are made from plastics/silicone. We got to shift our material. That will be a big change.
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If you guys made something full-coverage like this (that would obviously work with your MagMount Qi), that would be awesome.

https://www.evutec.com/products/iph...-karbon-black-for-iphone-x-afix-included.html
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batman75 said:
As I implied in my previous post, I gave up on caseless magnetic qi charging. I went with the iPitaka case combined with the Mophie power station mini charger. See this video. I didn't do the iPitaka charger because I don't like the aesthetics.

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Can you link to that, because if I do a search for "Mophie power station mini" I get a battery pack, not a magnetic wireless charger.
 
H3LL5P4WN said:
If you guys made something full-coverage like this (that would obviously work with your MagMount Qi), that would be awesome.

https://www.evutec.com/products/iph...-karbon-black-for-iphone-x-afix-included.html
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Can you link to that, because if I do a search for "Mophie power station mini" I get a battery pack, not a magnetic wireless charger.
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...64Z9D&linkId=44b4a6fe3d7a50e7b133ea9903e8e20a
 
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batman75 said:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...64Z9D&linkId=44b4a6fe3d7a50e7b133ea9903e8e20a
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So I guess that confirms that the magnets are in the base station/mount (or in this case, battery pack). I personally wouldn't be comfortable leaving a battery in my car all the time, mounted in the windshield (since I'll have to superglue or epoxy a ball mount to the back of it).

However, that actually was still a help though. Thank you.

This is what I grabbed, based on following a trail of reviews (I'll be mounting this on my ball mount):
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GJ9IV2O/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

EDIT: The mophie stand came in. It's connection to the Evutec case is laughably bad. It's going back to Amazon.
 
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I have my plate mounted on the bottom, and it works fine with my magnetic mount in portrait, but I like to look at my maps in landscape. The magnet is not strong enough to hold the phone securely in this fashion. I am wondering if adding another plate would do it? Has anyone tried this?
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tjleonard said:
Pitaka case and mount is by far the best I tried, and I tried several...
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Yeah. But it’s a case that I’d prefer not to use. Not into carbon fiber and prefer to use the Apple leather folio. I ended up getting iottie magnetic plates and this ended up working for me to a degree.
 
Sorry for the terrible pictures but wanted to share my solution that seems to work. I just wanted to use my leather folio with my koomas magnetic cd mount. No wireless charging in car yet, but soon maybe.

I use the iottie metal plates which have a shape to not block the conductive area in the center of the phone.

Right now, I have it on the original plastic from the phone I cut down for testing purposes. Works well in both orientations and allows me to wirelessly charge on my pads at work and home. Now that I know it works, I will adhere the plate in a nicer fashion lol.


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tirexstorm said:
Does it charge quickly? I am using a qi (non-magnetic) mount right now in my car, and it takes like 20 minutes to increase the charge by 1%.
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It doesn’t charge as quick as a cable, but it’s not supposed to.

I found that without the pitaki case, all of the chargers I tried with a magenetic plate was about 20 minutes for 1% at the best. I can’t say that I am aware how fast this one really charges, but At around 50% battery, running gps, it can do 4-5% in 20 minutes at the worst. I think it’s faster than that. The others would actually lose power with the gps running.
 
tirexstorm said:
Does it charge quickly? I am using a qi (non-magnetic) mount right now in my car, and it takes like 20 minutes to increase the charge by 1%.
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Hey, if you’re considering the pitaki, let me know what some things you do on your phone that you have 20 minutes for 1% and I’ll sctually test for you. I basically just trickle charge throughout the day so rarely drop under 90% so that’s why I don’t know for this one...I just remember it being better than the others.
 
tjleonard said:
Hey, if you’re considering the pitaki, let me know what some things you do on your phone that you have 20 minutes for 1% and I’ll sctually test for you. I basically just trickle charge throughout the day so rarely drop under 90% so that’s why I don’t know for this one...I just remember it being better than the others.
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Just today I was driving with music playing via the lightening adapter and six cable, and I may have only gone up 2% in half an hour.
 
H3LL5P4WN said:
Just today I was driving with music playing via the lightening adapter and six cable, and I may have only gone up 2% in half an hour.
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Couple of weeks ago we drove for three hours out of town and had my iPhone o apple maps and apple music playing, the pitaka qi charger was not able to charge the phone but it did keep up with usage, so after three hours i had the same amount of battery left
 
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jeepik said:
Couple of weeks ago we drove for three hours out of town and had my iPhone o apple maps and apple music playing, the pitaka qi charger was not able to charge the phone but it did keep up with usage, so after three hours i had the same amount of battery left
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I’ve generally noticed that it keeps it about where it’s at, over all. I think for a situation where I need to charge, I’d go with wired charging. Out of curiosity, what sort of charger at you using? I’ve got mine plugged into the QC 3.0 port of a 2-port Anker. The other port is just regular 2.4 amps.
 
H3LL5P4WN said:
I’ve generally noticed that it keeps it about where it’s at, over all. I think for a situation where I need to charge, I’d go with wired charging. Out of curiosity, what sort of charger at you using? I’ve got mine plugged into the QC 3.0 port of a 2-port Anker. The other port is just regular 2.4 amps.
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Yup i have mine plugged into a qc3 port on an aukey charger using the pitaka cable
 
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jeepik said:
Couple of weeks ago we drove for three hours out of town and had my iPhone o apple maps and apple music playing, the pitaka qi charger was not able to charge the phone but it did keep up with usage, so after three hours i had the same amount of battery left
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Hi jeepik,
which phone you were using? And what cable and adapter were working with our charger?
 
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H3LL5P4WN said:
I’ve generally noticed that it keeps it about where it’s at, over all. I think for a situation where I need to charge, I’d go with wired charging. Out of curiosity, what sort of charger at you using? I’ve got mine plugged into the QC 3.0 port of a 2-port Anker. The other port is just regular 2.4 amps.
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Something might be wrong with your charger, adapter, or cable. I have a complete opposite experience. It’s not as fast as a cable but does more than 2% in 30 minutes.
 
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