CPC H01R 13/7036 (2013.01) [G06F 1/266 (2013.01); H01R 13/6271 (2013.01); H01R 13/703 (2013.01); H01R 13/71 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01); H01R 13/6683 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. An arc prevention system including:
a jack having a receptacle, with the receptacle having an upper wall, a bottom wall, two opposing side walls and a back wall between the two opposing side walls;
a sensor unit positioned on the back wall of the receptacle,
wherein,
the sensor unit is positioned on the back wall of the receptacle such that the sensor unit engages a plug inserted into the receptacle,
the receptacle includes a plurality of electrical pathways with at least two electrical pathways being powered by an external power supply device, and
the sensor unit is electrically connected to at least one electrical pathway that is not powered by the external power supply device.
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