How Wireless Charging Works and Why It's Terrible
You’ve seen wireless chargers, the tech is now as common as the smartphones they power. But did you know that they come with a big catch? Today we go over the tech behind wireless charging and just how much it actually takes to get your battery full again.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:18 What to know about wireless chargers
00:36 How does wired charging work
01:11 How does wireless charging work
01:47 Wireless charging issues and some solutions
02:49 Worst Case Scenario of Wireless Charging
03:13 A look at the Tesla wireless charging platform
03:55 Final thoughts
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I stopped using wireless charing after the heat melted my phone’s backplate off
Hey IFixit Team! I just had a little criticism about the graph you showed at 4:07. Please use the correct size of bars as it would help you better to get your point across about how gigantic the the market is expected to be. Regards.
Anytime there is an energy transfer there will be energy loss.
I’m curious about wireless chargers (Qi2) with cooling fans and peltier element. Can you please elaborate on that in an update video? I use one in my car which doubles as a phone holder too.
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