Popeye
Registered user
Spring is in the air 
A few people have been in touch to ask whether I still make Power Ports.
I've just made a new batch up and posted them out to those on the list. I still have stock if anyone else is interested.
THE PROBLEM ......
More and more electrical gadgets in the tank bag need powering or re-charging; iPods, ‘phones, bike to bike comms, cameras the list goes on.
I looked at Powerlet stuff – it’s quite nice but very expensive and involves hacking a pretty large hole into your tankbag to pass the socket through, and it isn’t water-proof afterwards. They recommend squirting silicone sealant into the hole but the sockets aren’t waterproof anyway
I wanted a neat way of passing a cable into my bag that didn’t involve squirting silicone sealant around , had proper waterproof connectors and could be quickly un-plugged and cost less than £60:00.
THE SOLUTION .....
Designed and manufactured by a Tosser for Tossers, I give you .... The PowerPort
There is a silicone gland which is a tight fit over the outer sheath of a short length of twin core cable.
The gland is clamped and squeezed between two aluminium discs, this is the outer one.
The two discs “clamp” either side of the tank bag. The silicone gland expands into the hole in the tank bag through which the cable passes and the neoprene foam gaskets compress to form an additional seal.
Fitting is simple and takes about half an hour.
The two two halves of the unit screw together using the supplied stainless steel pozi drive machine screws.
This is what you get
Price posted, £35:00 via PayPal as a gift.
If you want a usb socket add £3:50
If you want a punch to make the hole for the cable in your tank bag add £1:50
This is also a great way to get power into your panniers and not have a leak
A few people have been in touch to ask whether I still make Power Ports.
I've just made a new batch up and posted them out to those on the list
. I still have stock if anyone else is interested.THE PROBLEM ......
More and more electrical gadgets in the tank bag need powering or re-charging; iPods, ‘phones, bike to bike comms, cameras the list goes on.
I looked at Powerlet stuff – it’s quite nice but very expensive and involves hacking a pretty large hole into your tankbag to pass the socket through, and it isn’t water-proof afterwards. They recommend squirting silicone sealant into the hole but the sockets aren’t waterproof anyway
I wanted a neat way of passing a cable into my bag that didn’t involve squirting silicone sealant around , had proper waterproof connectors and could be quickly un-plugged and cost less than £60:00.
THE SOLUTION .....
Designed and manufactured by a Tosser for Tossers, I give you .... The PowerPort
There is a silicone gland which is a tight fit over the outer sheath of a short length of twin core cable.
The gland is clamped and squeezed between two aluminium discs, this is the outer one.
The two discs “clamp” either side of the tank bag. The silicone gland expands into the hole in the tank bag through which the cable passes and the neoprene foam gaskets compress to form an additional seal.
Fitting is simple and takes about half an hour.
The two two halves of the unit screw together using the supplied stainless steel pozi drive machine screws.
This is what you get
Price posted, £35:00 via PayPal as a gift.
If you want a usb socket add £3:50
If you want a punch to make the hole for the cable in your tank bag add £1:50
This is also a great way to get power into your panniers and not have a leak
