Wireless Charging Install

[5G Dan-O]

Has anyone had issues with running the charger in one USB port and the AAA wireless dongle in the other?
I have been running both without issue for over 6 months without issue.
I'm curious what happens...

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[mtbikernate]

Has anyone had issues with running the charger in one USB port and the AAA wireless dongle in the other?
I have been running both without issue for over 6 months without issue.
I'm curious what happens...

I did the mod to add a fast-charging capable USB port. I currently have the charging pad plugged into that, the AAWireless dongle plugged into one of the factory ports, and a 128GB mini thumb drive with music on it plugged into the other factory USB port. It takes a minute for the head unit to pick up and read all of those things, but once connected they work great.

though the auto-volume reduction for the music gets a bit wonky when you're playing music, navigating via Google Maps or such, and trying to send a voice text all at the same time.

 

[Mellow]

Wireless fast charging, thanks @DirkM

 

[DirkM]

Has anyone had issues with running the charger in one USB port and the AAA wireless dongle in the other?
I have been running both without issue for over 6 months without issue.
I'm curious what happens...

You can plug in both to the Sync 3 USB ports if the phone is almost fully charged. Once it goes below 90% charged the quick charge feature will kick in and draw too much power from the Sync 3. The Sync 3 is powerful enough to tickle charge the phone and power the AA wireless/CP adapter but it won't do much more.

 

[Mellow]

I got this for wireless AA, pairs fast and pretty small.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PQ95GY4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

 

[Jeffroath]

Hello everybody,

I wanted to share how I added QI charging and wireless CarPlay to my wife's 2019 Ranger with Sync 3.

The project is still work in progress but I used a Carlinkit 2.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter U2W with support for 5GHz, a Wireless Car Charger pad and build a custom bracket that covers the bottom storage area. Both plug in to the Sync 3 USB-A outlets.

The older 2.4GHz Carlinkit 1.0 does not work well with Google Maps (not enough data throughput) but the 2.0 version is pretty stable. The QI charging pad supports 10W but not with the Sync 3 USB-A ports. It's fine to just maintain the charge while using wireless CarPlay though.

Hello everybody,

I wanted to share how I added QI charging and wireless CarPlay to my wife's 2019 Ranger with Sync 3.

The project is still work in progress but I used a Carlinkit 2.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter U2W with support for 5GHz, a Wireless Car Charger pad and build a custom bracket that covers the bottom storage area. Both plug in to the Sync 3 USB-A outlets.

The older 2.4GHz Carlinkit 1.0 does not work well with Google Maps (not enough data throughput) but the 2.0 version is pretty stable. The QI charging pad supports 10W but not with the Sync 3 USB-A ports. It's fine to just maintain the charge while using wireless CarPlay though.

 

[Jeffroath]

Dirk, how can I get one of these for my Ranger. I think that would work great!!
Thank you

 

[mike87]

is there a difference between the CarlinKit 4.0 and CarlinKit 3.0?

 

[MosquitoHunter]

Hello everybody,

I wanted to share how I added QI charging and wireless CarPlay to my wife's 2019 Ranger with Sync 3.

The project is still work in progress but I used a Carlinkit 2.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter U2W with support for 5GHz, a Wireless Car Charger pad and build a custom bracket that covers the bottom storage area. Both plug in to the Sync 3 USB-A outlets.

The older 2.4GHz Carlinkit 1.0 does not work well with Google Maps (not enough data throughput) but the 2.0 version is pretty stable. The QI charging pad supports 10W but not with the Sync 3 USB-A ports. It's fine to just maintain the charge while using wireless CarPlay though.

Do you have the print files for this to sell?

 

[akfd23]

Received tray today and installed wireless charger and Apple CarPlay. Thank you @DirkM for your assistance.

 

[mtbikernate]

anyone have issues with the wireless charging pad they've bought for this purpose?

I don't tend to use the pad for short drives because battery consumption really isn't an issue. but I do tend to use it for long drives and I've noticed a couple things.

first off, mine doesn't seem to charge my phone any faster than the phone consumes battery while running Android Auto for navigation. it more or less just maintains charge. so it's not like I can charge my phone for half an hour or whatever and then pull it off the charger.

that brings me to point 2, which is that my phone gets HOT when it sits on the pad for awhile. I'm not entirely surprised by this, but on long road trips, the phone gets so hot that it shuts down, which kinda defeats the purpose.

I did install a fast charging usb port using a fuse tap so that the wireless charger could crank out the juice. but it doesn't really work in practice how I'd hoped.

and finally, this has been a super sporadic issue, but I think that the charging pad I bought creates some sort of interference with the BT connection between my phone (Samsung Galaxy S22) and the truck. so the BT connection drops with some regularity when the phone is on the pad. and it seems that the farther away from the pad the phone is, the less often that connection drops out. I've been thinking about getting rid of the charging pad and just using a cord to charge from the QC 3.0 port that I've got installed.

I wanted to link the charging pad I bought into this thread, but it appears the listing for the one I bought no longer exists.

has anyone else experienced any of these issues with the charging pads they've bought? should I try a different charging pad?

 

[RedlandRanger]

anyone have issues with the wireless charging pad they've bought for this purpose?

I don't tend to use the pad for short drives because battery consumption really isn't an issue. but I do tend to use it for short drives and I've noticed a couple things.

first off, mine doesn't seem to charge my phone any faster than the phone consumes battery while running Android Auto for navigation. it more or less just maintains charge. so it's not like I can charge my phone for half an hour or whatever and then pull it off the charger.

that brings me to point 2, which is that my phone gets HOT when it sits on the pad for awhile. I'm not entirely surprised by this, but on long road trips, the phone gets so hot that it shuts down, which kinda defeats the purpose.

I did install a fast charging usb port using a fuse tap so that the wireless charger could crank out the juice. but it doesn't really work in practice how I'd hoped.

and finally, this has been a super sporadic issue, but I think that the charging pad I bought creates some sort of interference with the BT connection between my phone (Samsung Galaxy S22) and the truck. so the BT connection drops with some regularity when the phone is on the pad. and it seems that the farther away from the pad the phone is, the less often that connection drops out. I've been thinking about getting rid of the charging pad and just using a cord to charge from the QC 3.0 port that I've got installed.

I wanted to link the charging pad I bought into this thread, but it appears the listing for the one I bought no longer exists.

has anyone else experienced any of these issues with the charging pads they've bought? should I try a different charging pad? Or maybe it is defective?

I don't have any of those issues, however I'm not using Android Auto either - my phone just sits on the charging pad and charges (so it isn't really using much juice). It does get a little warm when sitting there for a while, which is normal for wireless charging. It isn't anywhere near warm enough to shut down the phone however.

I've not had issues with it dropping the BT connection to the truck either.

My guess is that whatever charger you are using is interfering with the wireless interfaces on your phone - are you pushing more watts/volts than the charger is rated for?

 

[SVTPaul]

anyone have issues with the wireless charging pad they've bought for this purpose?

I don't tend to use the pad for short drives because battery consumption really isn't an issue. but I do tend to use it for short drives and I've noticed a couple things.

first off, mine doesn't seem to charge my phone any faster than the phone consumes battery while running Android Auto for navigation. it more or less just maintains charge. so it's not like I can charge my phone for half an hour or whatever and then pull it off the charger.

that brings me to point 2, which is that my phone gets HOT when it sits on the pad for awhile. I'm not entirely surprised by this, but on long road trips, the phone gets so hot that it shuts down, which kinda defeats the purpose.

I did install a fast charging usb port using a fuse tap so that the wireless charger could crank out the juice. but it doesn't really work in practice how I'd hoped.

and finally, this has been a super sporadic issue, but I think that the charging pad I bought creates some sort of interference with the BT connection between my phone (Samsung Galaxy S22) and the truck. so the BT connection drops with some regularity when the phone is on the pad. and it seems that the farther away from the pad the phone is, the less often that connection drops out. I've been thinking about getting rid of the charging pad and just using a cord to charge from the QC 3.0 port that I've got installed.

I wanted to link the charging pad I bought into this thread, but it appears the listing for the one I bought no longer exists.

has anyone else experienced any of these issues with the charging pads they've bought? should I try a different charging pad?

I assume you're referring to a different charging pad? I'm using the pad that Dirk uses and haven't had any issues in the 1.5 years it's been in service. I also wired in a separate fused power supply for quick charge and my phone sits there any time I'm in the truck.

 

[mtbikernate]

the charger recommended earlier in the thread wasn't available when I bought mine, so I got a different one that looked very similar.

I'm also using an Otterbox Defender Pro case that's rated to be used with wireless charging, if that makes a difference.

anyone have a current known reliable wireless charging pad link available so I don't have to dig through 22 pages of posts for it?

 

[5G Dan-O]

the charger recommended earlier in the thread wasn't available when I bought mine, so I got a different one that looked very similar.

anyone have a current known reliable wireless charging pad link available so I don't have to dig through 22 pages of posts for it?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133268369955?hash=item1f0769f223:g:8lQAAOSwF~1d8DLP

I ended up buying the charging pad with the mount from Dirk but this is the link that he sent me a year ago.

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