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[Galaxy Note II Android Development] rj3005:
I have ordered the parts, I finally have decided to use copper foil tape instead of wire, it's incredibly thin, it sticks in place and is more than suitable to carry the current. ( http://shop.mobileweb.ebay.com/sea...l+5mm&cmd=SREF&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&isNewKw=true ) for insulation I'll use kapton tape ( http://shop.mobileweb.ebay.com/searchresults?kw=kapton+tape&cmd=SREF&mfs=KWCLK&acimp=0&isNewKw=true )
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ssoony:
this is amazing.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
That's a great idea, and will eliminate any bulges. Can you upload some pictures of it when it arrives and completed.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ae95:
Hey you have done a amazing job!!

I am planning to try the same. Pl could you tell me how did you mark the points where the wires connect the battery terminals. I mean how did you know the exact location.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
I used a pencil and just marked near the pins and kept checking against the case rubbing out and remarking till it was spot on then i marked with a pen when it was perfect.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] rj3005:
Sure, but as most of the thing will be send from china it can take a week ir two
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] chrisaw:
Easy method to apply this

Hey folks,

I want to thank the original poster for an absolutely fantastic idea - I had no idea this even existed. Did a bit of research and came up with the following eBay item:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150879321112?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

So if you're not too savvy with a soldering iron and don't really want to do this manually - you can buy one of these 'kits', an alternative I found was the following listing:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...405&pid=100033&prg=1011&rk=2&sd=150879321112&

That's the simplest option of all I guess but I have the N7105 and rather like the suarve 'LTE' logo on the back so didn't want to go that route. Hopefully this helps someone who, like me, loves the idea of this but didn't want to fiddle manually. Both are more expensive than the option proposed in the original post though so it's all preference. :)

Keep on coming up with ideas like this though man - love it!!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
Is the actual Touchstone Dock & Palm Pre coming from china? If not temporary use cable and then swap it over when it comes.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] elite-fusion:
OMG this is amazing :) Thanks alot. I am just waiting to get my N2 but I want to wait until ATT gets here in the US on Nov. 9th, and then I will purchase it. I will definitely be doing this mode or ordering the ebay one that is already pre-made.

I do wish there was a faster way to charge tho because a full charge would take 6 or so hours which is alright for night but for day or while in car, can be a bit of a pain in the neck since its slow
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] laloutre:
Neeeeeeeeed

Man that's impressive !

You're giving me ideas for when I'll get back my note
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] tabashir:
Mod with silicone case

I have done the mod using a TPU case and they do hold in place. However, thinking that every milimetre counts, I put the pre charging loop inside the TPU case but outside the N7100 case to make it that much closer. My case is partly transparent, so have attached a picture of what it looks like from the back.

There is a slight bulge on that picture which I have since tidied up by soldering the copper tape to the loop contacts. I could also tidy it more by routing one of the copper strips across the back on the inside of the case but that only occurred to me after fitting it together and at this moment I don't care enough about the looks, I'm happy it's working.

It stays on OK but would not take much to knock it off the touchstone. Due to the rear stand, I had to put the loop lower down the back and off-centre, so it is about as unstable as it could be. If you dont have a case with this feature, you could put the loop where it is supposed be and I think you would have much more stability.

I can attach more photos of the inside etc if anyone is interested.

Thanks for the info on the original mod guys!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] kl8ce:
I did the same mode on my note2. I'm using a ultra thin TPU case. One of the thing I did to improve the grip is to file down the touchstone surface. Put a sand paper (I'm using 1000+2000 grit) under your case and file it down to minimize the gap between the touchstone surface and your note 2.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] erick161:
Considering everything you get and it being all done... that's not a bad price.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] cruton:
Arg! This is not going well. So I've got a Sprint GN2, a Palm Pixi back cover and a Palm Pre touchstone dock. The inductive receiver and the dock are working, I get 5.6 volts. I connect them to the pins that I had to dremel out the back of the GN2 to find and it doesn't seem to recognize it. It remains at 5.6volts so it's like it's not even connected but I've metered it out and unless I'm going senile(which I guess I kind of am) it's got continuity.

I see one poster in this thread got the Sprint version working. Is there anything special that has to be done like a software setting?

thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] aznnluvnit:
does anyone have an issue where after the phone reaches 100% battery charged, then the phone disconnects from the touchstone and then recharges about 2 minutes later when the phone battery goes down to 99%, this continues repeatedly (the screen turns on and makes the beeping sound to denote wireless charging it connected. thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
Mine doesn't do that, it just stays permanently on fully charged 100%.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] cruton:
Big thanks to you. This helped me get my Sprint GN2 working. It turned out I soldered the positive to the wrong pad.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] sandeepd00:
Return/exchange your Touchstone. When Palm existed, there was about a 50% return rate for defective Touchstones. The coils were ever so slightly misaligned and caused continuous topping-off and discharging cycles. Actually, now that I think about it, maybe the return rate was higher: my experience was about 1 in 3 Touchstones working correctly. At the time, I got all of mine from Amazon, so exchanging was simple.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] flez1966:
Oh i'm glad it helped, I got it all working for me in the end too but then never fully fitted it as I am /still/ waiting for my case to build it permanently into... damn Chinese shipping speed....
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] linuxis:
I did it too!! It works.

I want to share my expierence as success came not from the first try.

a) Charget matters. Iphone or original or any deliverig 1A should work. My problem was that I used 2A charger from DX deal...it was less than 1A, so I was getting connect/disconect issue...

b) cover matters. Original cover is thin and Note sticks to Touchstone well. Of course charging is good. At the begining I used flip cover, it doesn't stick well and charging does not start. I compared both covers. Flip cover is thicker in the middle, it has thicker square area in the middle.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] tphoang:
The red charging LED doesn't come on when I did this mod, but the popup showed up. Is this how it's suppose to work?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] friscoltu959:
AMAZING work. You´re the one...
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mikelav456:
Searched the thread, seems like the answer is "probably" but I was wondering if anyone has actually done it...

Will this work with cm10?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] skim32:
Do you have blocking mode one and have LED disabled? Also the LED only comes on when the screen is off.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] fdavidgespinosa:
how long it takes to charge the battery, because using a wired charger <2amps takes many hours, this wireless charger charges it faster?

affects any functionality of the phone while it is charging?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] BigladUK:
So i've finally got my qi charger pad and phone insert ( same Chinese version as many on this thread ) and i'm not at all impressed.

The phone insert makes the back and edge buldge totally runining the look and feel for me.

I only got the phone to detect the charger once and now of refuses to make a connection so I think i'll wait unless either a better one is produced or samsung release a new back with the qi capability built in

Si
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Zerbero:
It depends on the distance from the phone to the charger, but I read somewhere in this post (or in the no soldering MOD) that it charges about 12% per hour.

Enviado desde mi GT-N7100 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] hnaest:
Where did you find the Palm back door with the exact connections in the right place?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mikelav456:
Has anyone got this working with cm10?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
A while go Frank2 posted a website to a good German tutorial for both palm cases Pixi & Pre, I hope this helps anyone unsure of how to complete this mod. The Palm Pre case is in line with the charging pins for polarity. i'm unsure about the Palm Pixi but the tutorial has instructions for it aswell.

Tutorial
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mikelav456:
What dremell drill bit (or whatever it's called for dremells) did you use? I don't own one and will be buying one for this hack. I want to make sure I get the right thing.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Thyhack:
Selling Wireless Charger

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321064887023

If anyone is interested I became pretty proficient at making these, so when this sells just send me a message and I will make another custom charger for you.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] hdokes:
So I took the plunge and made this mod on my Verizon Note 2. It was actually quite easy to do and was a success. I was hoping that by performing the mod it would also work with my HP Tablet wireless charger but no. I have found that the wireless charging system as a whole is VERY sensitive to positioning. That is, where ever you mount the wireless coil within the back cover of the phone... you have to be sure that area is aligned pretty much exactly with the Palm Touchstone charger or it won't pick up the induction. Pretty certain that the coil for the HP tablet charger is much larger in size than the Palm Pre charger and therefore impossible to align with the small coil in the phone.

Another area of sensitivity has to do with 'distance' from the charger. You have to have the phone against the charger for it to pick up the induction as well. If you have any kind of a case, in my configuration I have an Otterbox case, it will not charge. After having confirmed that the process does work however, I will look to move the charging coil from inside the phone to outside the phone and attached to my Otterbox case. I used 30guage wire wrap wire to connect to the charging pads on the main circuit board of the phone than drilled two 1/16th inch holes just above those pads in the frame so the wires would come through and are accessible to the coil. I made them long enough to take the back case off in the event I would need to do a battery pull reset or even change the battery for that matter. I can easily drill 2 more 1/16" holes in the back cover of the phone and allow those wires to come all the way through where I can have them attached to the coil once I move it to the Otterbox case. I am hoping that the thickness of the rubber will not interfere with the induction process and that the phone will still charge as it should. If it does work I'll be designing a desk top dock and print it on my 3d printer with the palm touchstone charger built into it so I can just set my Note 2 into the dock, Otterbox case and all... and it will both align with the charger and be positioned in such a fashion that I can set it next to my monitors in my office or on the head board of my bed where it functions as my alarm clock.

I will report back either way once I have completed that task.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] micl9:
I noticed the same thing about the TouchPad Touchstone - the coil sits high. I have 3 TouchPads and 4 Touchstone chargers, so i am investigating pulling the coil from a TP. I have an eBay back cover, which has the charging coil still in it, on its way to me and will play around. Hedging my bets with an order for all the Pre kit as well.

I will let you all know how it goes.

EDIT

Looks like its a nogo on the ThinkPad coil pull as the charging circuitry resides on the Mother Board of the ThinkPad.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] oop1:
Is that true .... only 10 minutes to full charge ...☆
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Luckz:
No.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jam_27:
Does the magnet(s) effect the operation of the s-pen? This is a well know issue with covers/cases with a magnetic latch for Note 2. Or are are the magnets too week to effect the s-pen?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] micl9:
The magnets are in the stand not the cover.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Keefo:
Do I have to do anything special to get the Palm Touchstone to charge my Nokia Lumia 920??...

Nevermind.. just read that it does not actually charge the 920 :( blahhh
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] yocasta:
I have an idea on my mind but I need to know something... when the phone it's charging wireless and you put the wired charger... what happens? Wireless stops or it charges from both?

Tapatalkteando desde mi móvil.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] scote:
in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33981565 the OP said that he had to place the receiver low down in the back to avoid s-pen problems (only while charging presumably since the magnets are in the charger not the receiver)

I had not read that when I did mine and placed the receiver about 2mm from the edge of the NFC pad, just tested my s=pen and it works fine on my international 7105.

very happy with the mod the magnets position the phone perfectly and it is held in place nicely so you can prod the screen without it moving.

Thanks to all who came up with this cool mod
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] nm8:
Hi Ryan_G and everybody else... I have now successfully done a Powermat wireless charging mod for our beloved Note 2:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2158978
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] oppiee:
Hey guys

So I used a pixi case for this mod. I got it to work, it shows that it charges. I used aluminum foil tape instead of copper. Sometimes it charges about 10% per hour, but sometimes well not much at all. Could it be that the aluminum foil tape is not carrying enough current?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] WeAreNotAlone:
Sounds like bad connection.

Do this:

Test with copper wires.

.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] omar300:
does it matter which wire is plugged where?

like positive or negative arrangement matter?

please reply. thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] scote:
Yes it does
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] omar300:
will it effect device (blow up fused and circuits inside) or will it just not charge?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] MonsterBandit:
Picked up the Samsung Wireless Charging Pad and THIS Back cover...doesn't seem to get any responce. No charging light, nothing...everything looks in working order. Running CM10.1 at the moment. any thoughts?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Amdathlonuk:
I've been running this mod for about 8 months now without any issues.

Just to let people know if you buy an ultra thin tpu case you can leave it on while charging. The magnets still hold and charge still gets through....!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Coop1979:
It says it's compatible with Touchstone charging. The Samsung charger is Qi.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ekdmfree:
Using the induction from HP veer

Hello Folks

Rhis mod required the palm pre to be used for induction...I have a HP veer which also comes with the similar induction charging...can I use that for the same mod?

\Did anyone tried with it...please help...attached is the pic of the coil I grabbed
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Epiclectic:
ok to add metal disc between battery and coil?

Hi,

I am modding a S4 for touchstone charging while mounted vertically in my car... so I need to add some metal or magnets to the battery cover so it holds the phone to the dash in the car. I have a touchstone coil card from ebay (made for the S4 charge points), so here's what I'm thinking:

1. use double side tape to attach coil card to the inside of my S4 battery cover (after confirming alignment of charge pins)

2. tape a thin metal circle (1.75" diameter , cut from an altoids can) to the coil card center, so the metal circle, coil card, and battery cover are all one flat piece.

3. Put cover on phone and phone on touchstone.

Since the touchstone has -some- grip on the S4 already, I'm hoping this extra metal will increase grip for vertical hold over speed bumbs/potholes, while not disrupting the magnetic field between the phone's coil and the touchstone's coil (since it sits between the battery and phone coil, not between the 2 coils like a metal battery cover would.)

If this mod isn't to thick , and the battery cover snaps on properly, are there other issues I should consider? should I be concerned about temp rise or fire risk? or would it charge slower from the metal proximity? Fishing for advice and theories, any input from modders helps.

THANKS!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33221626&postcount=24

On another thread the reason for the phone only drawing 0.42A is kernel related which could be fixed with perseus kernel very soon thus increasing the charging time.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] garyd9:
I had a typo in that post that I just fixed. The "current" perseus kernel (24/10) has the increased amperage for wpc (wireless.)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
I remember reading up somewhere on the specs of the Palm Pre and the touchstone being able to draw at least an amp, I will try and find it.

I guess that's the maximum the coil can support before burning out
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] nm8:
please do. the ebay advert for the pre modded cover is 5v 1A...... but I really would rather have the current wireless readings you have now so the battery will last longer and not get fried...
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
I won't be exploring the perseus kernel yet, but if the original kernel is limiting the phone then my guess is the official Samsung wireless charger would be the same as this in respect of the charging time.

In its current state now I don't believe it will cause any harm to the battery, being at 0.42A and 4.8V.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] switt:
anyone get this working on the US T-Mobile version? It get 5 VDC with the back cover stuck to the Touchstone but I can't get it to charge the phone. I get no response from the phone at all w/ this setup. Also my tester never reads a voltage from the charging contacts on the phone.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
Its very important that you put the silver foil back over the coil as it won't induct without it, the US T-Mobile version should be the same as the international one so should work on it as well.

The way I knew that the coil was working is that the touchstone creates a little humming noise.

If you want to measure the contacts on the phone then you will have to plug your phone in to a charger, you won't have any readings on its own without the charger plugged in. I remember getting something around 0.4V, that's how I worked out the positive pin and negative pin.

Double check that you have the silver foil correctly over the coil like I've shown in the picture.

Let me know how you get on.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] randy2:
It might be the rom or kernel the us versions from what I'm hearing is way behind in the upgrades we are where the internationals ones were at launch but I could be wrong
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] switt:
First, thanks for the response Ryan. I have the wireless rig mounted to the back door of my Tmobile Note 2 but not attached to the phone. For completeness, I'm using the Pixi backing and the Pixi(probably all the same?) Touchstone and charging cable. In this state it reads 3.1 VDC stable(I don't know how I got 5 before, maybe I'm mistaken). I do hear the tell tale hum of induction working. I tried to connect this to the phone with no luck. To troubleshoot I tore it all down and connected wires to the contacts of the induction circuit. This reads a steady 3.094 VDC still but when I touch the wires to the phone's contacts, the phone does nothing. I tested directly from the contacts and its still ~3.1 VDC. The wires I'm using are from a network cable, my initial setup was using copper foil. If I test the contacts on the phone while its using a plugged in charger it reads about .4 VDC. Any suggestions?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
Yes the Pixi practically uses the same components, its just arranged differently to the Pre. Funny you mention about 3.1V as a while ago I was having a look at the Pixi casing and touchstone took a measurement which was about 5V, I then took it apart to inspect and put it back together again and after that I only got the 3V reading but my one was fluctuating between 0 - 3V. I couldn't understand what I did to create this fault, until closer inspection I found the silver foil damaged, without putting it on the coil I got no reading but when I placed it back on, I got the fluctuating 0 - 3V. I've attached a picture of the condition of the foil causing the smaller reading, check whether your foil has got any cracks on it causing the 3V reading. The phone won't recognise it till you get a reading of 5.6V. Apart from that I'm not so sure on why you are only getting 3V.

EDIT: and also the 0.4V is about correct reading you should get out of your phone with the charger plugged in.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] switt:
Oh man, you hit the nail on the head. I guess I need to get another backing just for that sticker/antenna piece. I tried random bits of foil/copper and it only ended up lower. I didn't realize how sensitive it could be.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
Yes they must be quite sensitive, when I did it left me confused for a while till I realised it was that causing the problem . When i took the Pixi apart I just carelessly pulled the sticker off causing bends and cracks with the end result giving those readings.

Do you think you can get another one and also is your one damaged then?

I'm glad its nothing major but if you cant get another one like it you may have to buy another Palm casing, which I recommend getting the Pre. I found the Pixi was going to be more effort then fitting the Pre.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
I've managed to have my phone in its case and charge up wirelessly ...

... by cutting a hole in it:)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ae95:
I found this on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Charging-Module-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-2-Touch-Stone-/150879321112

This might be a little more expensive, but will be very easy to install and save a lot of work.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Ryan_G:
That module is out of the Palm case, perhaps the Palm Pixi case. It saves soldering literally lining it up in the Note case and sticking it on yourself.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] VIIRU§:
Can someone make a video of this..
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] nm8:
Found some dissected Palm Touchstone Charging dock:

Maybe if we can decrease the amount of coil, and put some resistor, we can increase the charging amperage ?

Full website here:

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Palm+Touchstone+Charger+Teardown/810/1