Farnell has announced a family of magnetic connectors to its Multicomp Pro range. The two-pole 30V (ac or dc) 5A connectors can rotate through 360°, are self-mating and allow immediate disconnection.

Farnell is expanding its line of Multicomp Pro offerings to include Magnetic Connectors. Magnetic cable assemblies and connectors are a growing interconnect option for many low-voltage applications.

Apple may not abandon the MagSafe connector after all if a newly published patent is to be believed. The patent, published Tuesday, calls for a stackable magnetic connector that would also allow for ...

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Many years ago, I overheard an engineer, with whom I had some project contact, make a casual remark about an RF connector situation, asking “what’s the big deal, it’s just a connector?” That statement ...