Install wireless charger in furniture - DIY guide
We explain how you can install a wireless charger in your furniture. We will also show you which requirements your cell phone must meet in order to be able to use this type of charging.
How to install the charger
- First, of course, you should consider where the charger should be installed. Most chargers that you can buy need a plate thickness of at least 2.5 cm. So you should, for example, adjust the table top accordingly.
- In addition to the table top and the charger, you of course also need the necessary tools. Depending on the shape of the charger, you should get a drill bit. For a circle, you should get a hole saw drill. These are already very cheap on the Internet.
- Before drilling, also check the power supply from the charger. Because even if the charger charges your cell phone wirelessly, it still needs a cable for the power connection. For this, you should also provide a corresponding opening in the table top.
- We recommend that you drill the hole so deep that the charger can lie in the table top. If you drill through the entire table top, you have to think of a different type of attachment. Since this can be very complicated and sometimes, we advise you to use our solution.
- Once the hole is drilled, you can easily insert the wireless charger into it.
- Now all you have to do is power the charger.
- However, in order to be able to charge your cell phone on such a charger, it needs a QI receiver.
- By the way, at Ikea you can already find furniture with such an integrated charging cradle. For example, the bedside lamp quickly becomes a mobile phone charger.
- In the picture gallery we show you some examples of QI-compatible cell phones.
Make your cell phone QI-capable
If your smartphone does not have such a receiver, you can also buy a wireless charger. Simply plug it into the micro USB socket and you can also charge a device that is not QI-compatible on the charger.
- There are actually several ways to make your cell phone QI-enabled.
- The first option works best with an adapter. This is plugged into the micro USB socket and from then on ensures the device's QI capability.
- Such an adapter is available both for devices with a micro USB socket and for Apple devices.
- Otherwise, you can also give your cell phone a QI-compatible charging case. Here, however, you are severely restricted, as these are far from being available for every device.
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