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== open power connector ==
 
== open power connector ==
 
: ''See also: [[connectors]]''.
 
  
 
I wish there was some kind of standardized set of power plugs, such that a 12 V power plug obviously would not fit in an incompatible socket
 
I wish there was some kind of standardized set of power plugs, such that a 12 V power plug obviously would not fit in an incompatible socket
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* "wireless power transfer" pad.
 
* "wireless power transfer" pad.
  
power connector review:
 
Stefan Vorkoetter
 
([http://www.stefanv.com/rcstuff/qf200001.html "Electric Flight Power Connectors"] 2006)
 
reviews several kinds of power connectors,
 
points out some non-obvious features that are nice to have in a power connector,
 
and makes some recommendations on which to use and which to avoid.
 
  
 
* https://douglasadams.com/dna/980707-03-a.html "Dongly Things"] by Douglas Adams: "Time to declare war, I think, on little dongly things. ... a possible DC power standard. ... we should probably just be grateful that it was designed by a car mechanic in an afternoon and not a computer industry standards committee ... Keep the voltage level, design a new, small, plug and you have a new standard. ...". Published MacWorld magazine; September 1996 (p. 140).
 
* https://douglasadams.com/dna/980707-03-a.html "Dongly Things"] by Douglas Adams: "Time to declare war, I think, on little dongly things. ... a possible DC power standard. ... we should probably just be grateful that it was designed by a car mechanic in an afternoon and not a computer industry standards committee ... Keep the voltage level, design a new, small, plug and you have a new standard. ...". Published MacWorld magazine; September 1996 (p. 140).

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