Electrical connector for power and signal contacts
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing, multiple pairs of conductive signal contacts distributed along an insulative divider within an interior of the housing, the divider separating one of the signal contacts from the other of the signal contacts of each pair, and at least one conductive power contact having a pair of contact fingers on opposite sides of the divider, the contact fingers having a surface area sufficiently broad to radiate heat from electrical power dissipation, and the fingers extending parallel to the signal contacts in the cavity.
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An electrical connector (1) comprising: an insulative housing (2), multiple pairs (3) of conductive signal contacts (4, 5) distributed along an insulative divider (7) within the housing (2) and adapted to be connected to respective pairs of signal wires (27), at least one conductive power contact (6) having a pair of contact fingers (9) on opposite sides of the divider, (7), the contact fingers (9) having a surface area sufficiently broad to radiate heat resulting from electrical power dissipation.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing, multiple pairs of conductive signal contacts distributed along an insulative divider within an interior of the housing, the divider separating one of the signal contacts from the other of the signal contacts of each pair, and at least one conductive power contact having a pair of contact fingers on opposite sides of the divider, the contact fingers having a surface area sufficiently broad to radiate heat from electrical power dissipation, and the fingers extending parallel to the signal contacts in the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector comprising:
an insulative housing, multiple pairs of conductive signal contacts distributed along an insulative divider within an interior of the housing and adapted to be connected to respective pairs of signal wires, at least one conductive power contact having a pair of contact fingers on opposite sides of the divider, the contact fingers having a surface area sufficiently broad to radiate heat from electrical power dissipation, and the fingers of the power contact are on opposite sides of the divider and are connected to a wire larger in diameter than each of the signal wires. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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