Afternoon all,
You’ll remember that I recently fitted a Bovee WMA100 for cable free (Bluetooth) connectivity to the AMI.
Already having installed a Bluetooth Telephone module I really wanted to take the ‘no cable’ theme to charging my iPhone XR. I’ve had this XR over a year and before that I had an iPhone 6S, so not one for changing phones every year, which should see me with this actual phone for a few more years yet. If my next phone isn’t QI Wireless Charging able then I’ll make alterations when the need arises.
Whilst out today (at WOM swapping some seats over for Project 250) my recent ebay purchase arrived:
This was from a breakers and I asked them for 2m of loom that I could use to play with whilst I decided on how I’m going to install it. They replied stating that it might not 2m but they see what they can do:
That should keep me going with more than enough to fit the Auto Dimming Mirror in 250.
The Wireless Charging Module came with the connector and a couple of inches of loom, I quickly set it my test bench (whilst the wife is out) to see if it works:
The connector supplied with the module had 5 wires, 2 of which I didn’t need. These are for features that aren’t available in the A2. To get this to work as a wireless charger only was a 3 wire operation:
Pin 1. Terminal 30 - Constant live
Pin 2. Terminal 15 - Switched live
Pin 4 Terminal 31 - Earth
For testing I simply twisted the 2 live wires together and connected it to the positive terminal on the battery.
My iPhone was charging instantly which certainly put a smile on my face.
After recently seeking advice on here, where to place the module it was apparent that the Centre Stowage Tray may not be the best place. Also placing it within a cup holder was mentioned by Graham
@audifan which is something I’ll investigate further. I also mentioned the possibility of placing it under the ashtray, which will require a redesign of the trim panel forward roof the gear knob.
Here it is for size.
Centre Stowage Tray:
Snug fit which is great but the handbrake doesn’t go down so will need sinking into place.
Under the ashtray:
This looks like a good place to install it but it will require modifying the curved trip panel with a follow up of Twist Volico Paint.
The sensible option will be to pull my finger out and get the A6 (C5) Armrest venture up and running. Another Team work event with Paul
@depronman. More to follow on the armrest in the next week or 2.
Whatever option I end up going for, I will (soon) have a completely cable free environment for seamless iPhone integration to the Telephone and AMI Modules all at the same time as keeping the iPhone battery topped up.
Kind regards,
Tom