Electrical connectors on control system items

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While power poles don't natively latch, they do natively restore a temporarily loosened connection. Retention is not through friction, but through the spring force of the two contacts. If the contacts are properly assembled, and the cable is not under tension, the contact won't just vibrate loose; it would take a shock load in which the connector's inertia provides the breaking force. If you partially disengage a power pole and release it (or don't engage fully on insertion), the spring contacts will [re-]complete the engagement for you.