Fresh Goods Sunday - Specialized S209900061 Range Extender Cable O Ring Set

 

I bought my range extender battery many years ago for my first Creo along with the correct length cable, shorter one (they come in two lengths) for the Creo's. On the cable they have a double O ring seal on the top which plugs into the battery and a double O ring seal at the other end which plugs into the frame. 

I noticed a while ago that one of the O rings on the battery end was past its sell by date and was splitting apart. I must admit that I never noticed that there was two on each end until I looked into it further. The O rings on the frame end of the cable are harder to see as they are set down in the connector. 

I called in past Bike Scene at Guisborough which is now a Specialized only store and asked if they had any replacements. After some time of searching on the computers / mobiles they found the part number. Then checking their own stock the computer said three available. After a while later he come back from the stock room with a small bag with the washers in. This is when I found out there was five O rings in the kit, two for the top, two for the bottom and a spare one. Now then comes the shocking part - he checks the current rrp and he nearly fell over before even telling me before I fell over. I am sure he muttered £11.99 or £13.99. There was no way on this earth could they charge this for five tiny thin rubber washers. On the back of the packet which looked like it had been in their stock room for many years it had £3.50 on. The lad did the decent thing and charged me the old rrp! 

Now comes to the fitting - to remove the old o rings I picked out a suitable small hook from my selection and removed the top two with no problems. Fitting the new first one you must ensure it goes over the tiny ridge of plastic then the second one sits in the grove on the other side so there is an o ring either side. Now down at the bottom it is harder to remove with the second buried deep inside the connector. Fitting the first new one took a while to get pushed right down into the grove and over the dividing ridge. The second one was not as hard as its closer to the top. 

Now my extender cable is good as new with hopefully many more years of use

RRP £11.99 or £13.99 and I paid £3.50 from Bike Scene (Specialized) Guisborough. 

Manufacturers blurb - 

Replacement o-rings for range extender cables for the Turbo SL system.

• O-rings fit both the charge port plug and the range-extender plug.
• Compatible with all Turbo SL range extender cables: 145mm (98922-5665), 160mm(98920-5650), 220mm (98920-5655), and 285mm (98921-5660).
• Quantity: 5 pcs.