USB Car Power Bar

Step 3 The 12V 4-port power center

This handy little $20.00 4-port power station was an awesome find at Canadian Tire.  I was happy that the switches were integrated, saves on mounting my own.

Comments

[Hycro]

OMG! That's the SAME splitter I have...I bought it solely to turn the transmitter on/off when the car is on/off, since my power outlet is constantly powered...though, only 3 of the outlets work, one somehow came unhooked, and I re-soldered the other outlets so that they're always powered, for 12V chargers, which shut themselves off when they're not being used...the only one still switched is the one for the transmitter.

[DragonDon]

Yah, damn cheap parts. But at least the majority of us on this site are skilled and willing enough to fix such crap. I was tempted to return it but it wasn't worth the effort.

[Hycro]

I just wish I had have upgraded my splitter so that it could put out the full 15A that the power outlet is capable of, so I wouldn't need to unplug my splitter to plug in my air compressor...and now, my splitter is epoxied to my centre console...and the modified, non-switched ports all have the passenger seat against them...so, likely, to remove the splitter now, I'd have to remove my front passenger seat, and use a hacksaw to cut the epoxy. Although, being required to remove several other things to remove something that should otherwise be straight forward to remove is nothing new with my car...like, let's say I want to do something with the front door latches, the part that's in the door...first, I need to remove the window winder, which is a task in itself, because of the way the clips that hold them on are...then, remove the speaker grille, remove the speaker, and any screws I find under the grille/speaker, THEN I can remove the other screws for the door panel, and hopefully the panel comes off...
Don't get me started on changing any of the belts in the car...or the dash lights...