Clyde
Wizard
I use my "smart" phone (Samsung Galaxy S3) a lot on my bike. It streams music, provides navigation, and lets me receive phone calls. I recently added a RAM mount to the bike, and it's been awesome for holding the phone where I can see it for navigation purposes on long trips. Because I use it so much, I plug it in pretty much every time I get on the bike.
Near the end of a recent 1250+ mile trip, I noticed that the USB cord wasn't as securely plugged into the phone as it had been in the beginning. It was a good cord, and there was no reason for it to be slipping out. The phone was beeping at me occasionally as the power connection was intermittently broken. I know that this is terrible for the battery, so I decided to do something about it.
Today my solution came in the mail. I bought an [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C6VP03I"]LG WCP-300[/ame] Wireless charging station and a [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BCC2B1Q"]QI standard receiver tag[/ame] for my phone. Total cost was about $63. I selected the LG because of its size. It's just a tiny bit narrower than my phone, and fits inside the limits of the RAM mount.
Now, when I place my phone in the mount, it's automatically charging. I don't have to plug in any wires, which means I'm not putting any stress on the charging plug. The LG is held in place by double sided tape, and the cord is zip-tied to keep it from moving around. The whole setup is switched with my ignition (thanks to the Fuze-Block that I installed shortly after I bought the bike), so there's no unnecessary drain on the battery.
For me, this is an ideal solution. My phone still charges every time I get on the bike, but I don't have to mess with (or remember!) any wires. I'm pretty sure there is some magic involved in this wireless charging stuff, but I don't mind.
Near the end of a recent 1250+ mile trip, I noticed that the USB cord wasn't as securely plugged into the phone as it had been in the beginning. It was a good cord, and there was no reason for it to be slipping out. The phone was beeping at me occasionally as the power connection was intermittently broken. I know that this is terrible for the battery, so I decided to do something about it.
Today my solution came in the mail. I bought an [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C6VP03I"]LG WCP-300[/ame] Wireless charging station and a [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BCC2B1Q"]QI standard receiver tag[/ame] for my phone. Total cost was about $63. I selected the LG because of its size. It's just a tiny bit narrower than my phone, and fits inside the limits of the RAM mount.
Now, when I place my phone in the mount, it's automatically charging. I don't have to plug in any wires, which means I'm not putting any stress on the charging plug. The LG is held in place by double sided tape, and the cord is zip-tied to keep it from moving around. The whole setup is switched with my ignition (thanks to the Fuze-Block that I installed shortly after I bought the bike), so there's no unnecessary drain on the battery.
For me, this is an ideal solution. My phone still charges every time I get on the bike, but I don't have to mess with (or remember!) any wires. I'm pretty sure there is some magic involved in this wireless charging stuff, but I don't mind.
