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allow informed decisions about various options and tradeoffs. The connectors shown in Figure 1, for example, are low-profile, surface-mount (SMT), two-position connectors designed for use in PCB-based LED strings, lighting controls, and other applications that can benefit from an easy poke-in wire termination to the PCB. The connector speeds assembly and routine maintenance of lighting systems through an application-specific design. Figure 1. Connectors specifically designed for LED applications can lower design and assembly costs. Connector Basics For our purposes, the basic connector consists of a housing and contacts used to create a separable electromechanical interface. The interface can be used for wire-to-wire, board-to- board, and wire-to-device/board connections. From a practical perspective, a connector is a system in which all the elements combine to make the connector work in its intended application. As shown in Figure 2, these physical elements can be segregated into: Housing design and material Contact design and material Contact plating system