Insulators with pin contacts fit into the receptacle or in-line receptacle, as well as into the plug. The same applies to insulators with socket contacts. In general, insulators with socket contacts are installed in the live part to provide protection from accidental touch. The way of mounting the contacts in the insulator is important because of the termination technology. The termination technology for ODU® MINI-SNAP  includes: soldering, crimping and PCB. Contacts are turned brass contacts, nickel plated with a gold finish, available in 0.5 mm to 3 mm diameter, and rated for 5,000 mating cycles. *These ODU specific connectors can transmit common data transmission protocols such as Ethernet® CAT5 but they are not Ethernet standard connectors.