• VonReposti@feddit.dk
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    3 months ago

    I once charged my phone by holding it over an induction cooktop. Only for a couple of seconds though as I was afraid to fry my phone, but it did it over 40cm

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      3 months ago

      That’s actually kind of valid. Though, the induced voltage might be a lot more than phones can typically handle via wireless charging.

      Not recommended, however, induction cooktops and wireless charging are the same underlying technology.

      I wouldn’t gamble that the phone has sufficient over voltage protections on the wireless charging to survive. YMMV.

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        3 months ago

        Yeah, I had the exact same thoughts about the risk to the phone, but curiosity got the best of me. The phone worked fine for several years afterwards so no harm done.