Voodoo Gremlins summoned by Qi Charger

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Mar 20, 2019 | 10:52 AM

walkinghispath

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Voodoo Gremlins summoned by Qi Charger

My door locks in my R53 started unlocking randomly while driving. I was loosing my mind trying to figure it out then my wife grabbed my phone off the charger and triggered it. Well, I’d just installed a Qi charger (Scoche MagicMount Pro MPQWD-XTSP) in my R53 and plugged it into an Anker 12v adapter (PowerDrive 2). Unplugged the Scoche and it quit. Plugged it back in, put the phone on the Barger and took it off a few times and, boom, did it again. Qi charging is 80-300kHz and the key operates on 315MHz so I’m not sure how it’s happening, but it is. Anyone else have this happen with a Qi charger?

Mar 21, 2019 | 11:14 AM

miniCPA

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The first question to ask when assessing an electrical problem and many non-mechanical problems as well is: Did you do anything or make any changes around the time the problem started? Its amazing how often there is a simple solution to a problem we never consider.