# \#connectors

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## [Tesla Is Winning the “Plug War” (in North America, at Least). Is This a Good Thing?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/tesla-is-winning-the-plug-war-in-north-america-at-least-is-this-a-good-thing/3594)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [16 August 2023 18:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/tesla-is-winning-the-plug-war-in-north-america-at-least-is-this-a-good-thing/3594 "2023-08-16T18:11:29Z")

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With Tesla opening up its previously proprietary charging standard and connector system, now renamed the “North American Charging Standard” (NACS), now being standardised as SAE J3400, there appears to be a…

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## [Apollo Spacecraft S Band Communication System, Part 23—Connectors and a Control Panel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/apollo-spacecraft-s-band-communication-system-part-23-connectors-and-a-control-panel/2280)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [11 November 2022 13:49 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/apollo-spacecraft-s-band-communication-system-part-23-connectors-and-a-control-panel/2280 "2022-11-11T13:49:44Z")

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Putting all the pieces together of the Apollo spacecraft communication system requires a control panel with a bewildering array of switches, dials, and knobs, and connectors to hook up all the various boxes…

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## [The Secret Life of Components—Connectors](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-secret-life-of-components-connectors/1564)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [20 June 2022 12:38 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-secret-life-of-components-connectors/1564 "2022-06-20T12:38:27Z")

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Master maker, cartoonist, author, and artist Tim Hunkin spent his pandemic downtime producing a series, “The Secret Life of Components”, to introduce designers and builders to the bits and pieces he uses i…