We use our Yukon for a lot of trips, and undoubtedly, we forget our charger from time to time. I know a lot of newer cars have the wireless charging in them, but I've always wanted it in the Yukon.
Last weekend I took apart a standard wireless charging pad to see how it worked, and experimented with the distance it would charge at.
Unfortunately, it turned out that mounting it beneath the plastic center console tray, that plus the rubber insert, plus a case on the phone was just too much of a distance.
The only real option was to epoxy it in place just below the rubber insert. I've then stripped it down to make it only about 2-3mm thick, and then poured the resin I use for carbon fiber repair, (which is kind of like epoxy), over it.
I then drilled some holes for the rubber insert to stay in place and the screws to go back in the original slots.
I bench tested it, and everything worked great
I ran a standard USB cable inside the lid to the 5 volt source, behind the factor USB plug.
I then went to test it, and it did not work. Grrrr. It got power, but would not start charging. To troubleshoot, I then replaced it with another USB cable directly to a 2.4 amp plug, and everything worked fine. So it turns out the factory 5 volt is a very low amp plug.
I purchased a 12 volt to 5 volt/ 3 amp stepdown convertor from Amazon and wired it to a switch 12 volt source, and everything works awesome!
It's very convenient, and we use it all the time. I've thought about painting it flat black, but I actually kind of like seeing the coils when I lift up the piece of rubber.
Testing below the plastic tray
Submerging in carbon fiber resin
Installed without rubber insert
Installed with rubber
Last weekend I took apart a standard wireless charging pad to see how it worked, and experimented with the distance it would charge at.
Unfortunately, it turned out that mounting it beneath the plastic center console tray, that plus the rubber insert, plus a case on the phone was just too much of a distance.
The only real option was to epoxy it in place just below the rubber insert. I've then stripped it down to make it only about 2-3mm thick, and then poured the resin I use for carbon fiber repair, (which is kind of like epoxy), over it.
I then drilled some holes for the rubber insert to stay in place and the screws to go back in the original slots.
I bench tested it, and everything worked great
I ran a standard USB cable inside the lid to the 5 volt source, behind the factor USB plug.
I then went to test it, and it did not work. Grrrr. It got power, but would not start charging. To troubleshoot, I then replaced it with another USB cable directly to a 2.4 amp plug, and everything worked fine. So it turns out the factory 5 volt is a very low amp plug.
I purchased a 12 volt to 5 volt/ 3 amp stepdown convertor from Amazon and wired it to a switch 12 volt source, and everything works awesome!
It's very convenient, and we use it all the time. I've thought about painting it flat black, but I actually kind of like seeing the coils when I lift up the piece of rubber.
Testing below the plastic tray
Submerging in carbon fiber resin
Installed without rubber insert
Installed with rubber
