CommodoreAmiga
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Warning: Be careful when pulling up on the rubber mat... It's stuck pretty well to the Rivian Qi charger, and the cover of my charger came off with the mat!
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Holy moly - that's ridiculous! Mine took a ton of effort to come off. It couldn't have been snapped in correctly if it pried apart using just double sided tape.Warning: Be careful when pulling up on the rubber mat... It's stuck pretty well to the Rivian Qi charger, and the cover of my charger came off with the mat!
They have to be aligned correctly to work, and a thick case will not help. My recommendation on aligning is:Hmm... Maybe I misunderstood the kit... My phone does not magnetize to the new pads through the Rivian rubber mat (I did remove the cover that was stuck to it). The phone snaps pretty strongly against the charger, directly, but if the pad is in between them then there is zero attraction. I thought these chargers were chosen because they were strong enough to work through the stock rubber pad?
I haven't assembled the kit yet. I'm just playing with it on my desk, right now. My phone snaps to the charger really well if the pad isn't between them (not even using a case, yet) but with the pad in between there is zero attraction. Since it's on my desk, I can move both the charger and phone around and there isn't a position where there's any attraction. The phone DOES charge if I manually get it perfectly aligned... But I'm concerned that may not be possible in the vehicle, while driving. I was really hoping for a little magnetic "snap" action to both ensure alignment when putting the phone down, and keep it in place while driving.They have to be aligned correctly to work, and a thick case will not help. My recommendation on aligning is:
It should have just enough pull to keep the phone in place, assuming you have a reasonable case installed. They were chosen because of the stronger grip, but the phone will lift away pretty easily.
- Install everything except for the rubber mat.
- Get the phone very close, attached the charger, align the phone where you want it to sit. Take note of where the pad is, remove it from the phone, and position it correctly.
- Install the mat and test.
EDIT - Also make sure you have the correct side of the charger pointed up (the other side doesn't magnetize) and that you peel the plastic off of it.
There is no snap - it's more of a tug.I haven't assembled the kit yet. I'm just playing with it on my desk, right now. My phone snaps to the charger really well if the pad isn't between them (not even using a case, yet) but with the pad in between there is zero attraction. Since it's on my desk, I can move both the charger and phone around and there isn't a position where there's any attraction. The phone DOES charge if I manually get it perfectly aligned... But I'm concerned that may not be possible in the vehicle, while driving. I was really hoping for a little magnetic "snap" action to both ensure alignment when putting the phone down, and keep it in place while driving.
I guess I'll give it an install in the vehicle and see if it will charge reliably even without the magnetism.
I missed the original order window, but I promise to follow your directions if you let me buy one…Installation complete.
I am using some painters tape to hold the charging pucks in a suitable location. It's ugly, but you can't see it once the rubber pad is in place, and the tape allows easy adjustment, in the future.
Unfortunately, these do not have much "range" and seem to need to be locked in to a specific phone. For example, the position that charges my iPhone Max doesn't work for my wife's non-Max iPhone. I also can't get any magnetic effect (not even a weak force) through the Rivian rubber pad. But the phone does recognize the charger (even through the rubber) so hopefully it'll at least charge better than the stock charging pad. I'll keep an eye on my SoC while driving, over the next few days.
I decided to go with "Compass Yellow" for the zip ties. I also added a glob of hot-melt glue to mitigate rattles and provide a little strain relief.
All said, it's a nice kit, and many thanks to @RWerksman for putting the time/effort into engineering it, sourcing parts, and then selling it.
Would you like to buy mine?I missed the original order window, but I promise to follow your directions if you let me buy one…
Did you already sell this? I’ll buy it if you haven’t! It’s not letting me PM you… Maybe you can PM me?Would you like to buy mine?
I did some tests driving around and I really do applaud @RWerksman for the effort, but I've decided to go back to the stock Rivian charging pad.
If anyone missed out on the original buy and would like one, I am offering mine for sale. It is fully assembled and tested. I'm not looking to make any profit. I paid $108.65 so if someone is willing to give me that (plus actual costs for me to ship to you) then that'd be great for me (and hopefully someone else, too). PM me if interested. Technically this is discounted if you consider that it's assembled ;-)
It's Postal Service things. If you've received a tracking number, it's on the way.I was hoping for an update. Ordered last week but tracking still says it has not been received by the carrier from you?
There’s one for sale on this forum from someone that changed their mind.I was on vacation and missed the first batch!