I have recently bought a Qi wireless charging case for my phone as a car mount that I was bought for Christmas had a Qi charger build into it. Both work well, but are the coils are misaligned by about half an inch.
I've taken the charger apart and can see the coil and the circuitry, the PCB cannot be moved, but I could reposition the coil. However the ends of the coils that are soldered onto the PCB are not long enough.
Can I splice in some similar gauge plastic coated wire so that there is enough slack to be able to move the coil, or does it need to be a specific wire type.
Best Answer
You can lengthen the leads with whatever wire you have, as long as you aren't going to try to lengthen them by dozens of meters. But I'd ask first, is it necessary? I have a wireless charger for my phone, and misalignment doesn't seem to affect it much if at all. As long as the phone is reasonably positioned, it charges.