Improved contact for error resistant coupling of electrical signals

摘要

A signal connector assembly with a plug contact (7) within a plug (6) having a high resistive portion (12). When each contact (7) of the assembly first makes contact with an associated electrical contact (15) within a mating receptacle (8), the high resistive portion (12) prevents a voltage surge. As the plug (6) is further inserted into the receptacle (8), the energy passing from the plug (6) to the receptacle (8) is gradually increased. Eventually, the receptacle contacts (15) within the receptacle (8) pass the high resistive portions (12) of the plug contacts (7) and make contact with conductive portions (14) of the plug contacts (7), thereby permitting transmission of valid signals without the generation of spurious errors.