A stator according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a connector molding portion including a base portion and a mounting portion and a receiver side terminal. The connector molding portion is provided with a communication hole which includes a first concave portion including an inner opening inside a housing extending through the base portion in an X direction and a second concave portion including a bottom surface opening on a bottom surface of the mounting portion extending through the base portion in a Y direction and communicates the inside and outside of the housing through the first concave portion and the second concave portion. The first concave portion penetrates the base portion in the X direction through an outer opening. A rear surface covering portion is provided to close the outer opening.

Charging socket for an electrically driven vehicle, having a main body with at least one contact section having electrical contacts for receiving in an interlocking manner a mating contact section of a charging plug having electrical mating contacts for forming an electrical charging connection between the electrical contacts and the electrical mating contacts, wherein the main body has at least one heating element for heating the at least one contact section.

A wire tracing system includes a voltage output source having a director circuit with a plurality of output channels. Each of the output channels outputs a unique voltage signature. A voltage reader/data recorder includes a conductive probe and a data memory that is partitioned into a plurality of data bins. Each of the data bins in the voltage reader/data recorder is associated with one of the voltage signatures output via the output channels of the director circuit, and each of the data bins is configured to store information associated with each of a plurality of wires to which the output channels are respectively connectable. The system and method permit a single individual to rapidly discover the identities of individual wires and cables without having to repeatedly travel back and forth between those extremities.

An interface terminating device for an interface port includes, in one embodiment, a resistor having first and second conductive leads and a resistive element between the first and second leads. The interface terminating device includes a resistor holder and resistor engager which cooperate together to establish electrical contact with an interface port.

A cable includes a lead having at least one wire, and a connector having at least one contact and a liquid-tight dielectric housing. The at least one contact is electrically connected to the at least one wire such that an electric current is conductible from the at least one wire into the at least one contact. A temperature-sensitive measuring resistor is contained in the housing and is electrically connected to the at least one wire such that at least a portion of the electrical current that is conductible into the at least one contact flows through the measuring resistor. A metallic element is disposed on the housing and thermally connected to the measuring resistor.

A universal serial bus (USB) Type-C plug and a USB Type-C cable, where the USB Type-C plug includes a dual-role port (DRP) and a role control switch, where the DRP is configured to connect to a USB device, and the role control switch is connected to the DRP and configured to control a port attribute of the DRP, and the port attribute includes a slave device port or Up Facing Port (UFP), a host device port or Down Facing Port (DFP), or no role control. A role control switch controls a port attribute of a DRP such that a USB Type-C cable that includes a USB Type-C plug can control host/slave attributes of devices on both ends of the cable. A user can connect different devices more clearly and explicitly, thereby avoiding a scenario in which a power supply orientation is incorrect.

One embodiment relates to a memory module connector comprising a housing defining a stepped slot configured to accept a memory module. Another embodiment includes a memory module defining a stepped slot configured to accept a memory module, and a memory module comprising a printed circuit board and a plurality of components mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein the wherein the stepped slot in the memory module connector is configured so that at least one of the plurality of components mounted on the printed circuit board is positioned in the stepped slot. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Described herein is a use-limiting connector for limiting use of an electrical tool. The use-limiting connector comprises a plurality of electrical circuits each having an electrical resistance different than any other of the plurality of electrical circuits. Each electrical circuit of at least two of the plurality of electrical circuits corresponds with a different use of a plurality of uses of the use-limiting connector.

The invention concerns a method for locating a fault affecting an electrical appliance that comprises a communication interface and a female electrical connector, the female electrical connector comprising at least one conductive element mounted movable between an active position and a rest position, the female electrical connector comprising test means connected to the conductive element when same is in the rest position; the locating method comprising: a disconnection step; a test step consisting of testing the communication interface by cooperating with the test means of the female electrical connector; a locating step consisting of locating the fault in the electrical appliance or in an external element.

A cable connector assembly includes: a first cable end connector (200) including an insulative support (210), plural contacts (211) insert molded with the insulative support, and a front insulative body (20) mounted to the insulative support, the contacts including a pair of USB 2.0 signal contacts (2110), plural power contacts (2111), plural ground contacts (2112), and a detection contact (2113); a second cable end connector (300) including an insulative base (30) and plural contacts (31) insert molded with the insulative base, the contacts including a pair of signal contacts (311), a power contact (312), and a ground contact (313); a cable (400) connected therebetween, the cable including a detection wire (404) connected to the detection contact; and a physical resistor (25) connected between the detection wire of the cable and the power contact; wherein the insulative base is of a larger size than the insulative support.