NACS Part Deux

 Due to an unforgivable, unfortunate, bone-headed brain fart, we had to drop the rear battery box for servicing. More about that in a future post. While the battery box was out, I took the open access to the rear compartment to good advantage revising the mount system for the charge port.

I was pleased with the NACS charge port under the Aston-Martin flip-up gas cap, but not so happy with the attachment. I had used a rubber hose and clamp to mount the underside of the port which made it squishy and allowed for rotation of both the port itself and the cap.

Thinking about a better way to affix the port, I refused to do anything like drilling mounting holes in the now pristine rear body work. It had to be something invisible but secure and able to withstand the inevitable vibration and shock of regular road use.

Being an around-the-house handyman, I remembered something that bordered on magic: the lowly Garbage Disposal!

Hanging under the sink, solid and secure, heavy and often unbalanced, giving years of trouble free service, what's the secret?

The mount uses screw pressure to separate the sink flange from the disposal collar. No holes, no adhesive, no fuss, no bother. Tried and true in every kitchen sink in the civilized world.

Adapting the mount to the NACS charge port was really pretty straight forward. The NACS port supported by the ledge in the gas cap served as the upper flange.

The lower cable retainer would act as the disposal collar, but how to make that work with the mount? 

Cut a round piece of scrap 1/4" plywood to fit the lower disposal mount. 

Cut out the rounded trapezoid to snugly match the outer NACS tube.

Put all together we have a clean and compact mount for the NACS charge port.

Now solid and secure, it feels like it was designed by a pro. A pro plumber, that is.