Qi Wireless Cell Phone Chargers

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Here's a quick summary of how I made two wireless chargers, each from bubinga and purple heart, to fit Qi wireless charging PCBs and coils that I found on AliExpress.

Qi charging circuit

Obligatory whiteboard shot

Manually routed indentations in wood for magnets, Qi wireless charging PCB and coil, and polycarbonate cover

First charger. Magnets securely hold certain phones (in my case, a Nexus 5) above the surface of the table either vertically or horizontally. Channel routed for micro-USB cable prior to final gluing.

Second wireless charger, with magnets and shelf for phones without magnets (for a friend's Nexus 4)

Closeup of shelf, and action shot of friend's Nexus 4

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