Innovative Connector Design CASE STUDY Customer Challenge Imagine depending on a life-sustaining medical device; and now imagine having difficulty connecting that device to a critical backup power supply because of an inferior connector design. Patients of a Winchester InterconnectTM customer were experiencing this exact problem; they encountered difficulty connecting their device to a backup power source because of the connector design on their system. Challenge Review Winchester’s engineers found that the connector used to connect the system to the power source was not keyed properly. Keying is used to orient the connector to ensure that the connector contacts properly mate. In addition, the connector was designed so the contacts mated prior to the connector housing, which m

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