From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 1/7/2026 5:17 PM, Don Y wrote:   
   > OTOH, our connector was up-facing so anything that was dropped   
   > in its vacinity would find its way onto those "pins".  It was   
   > in a medical environment so liquid reagents were perpetually   
   > present yet we didn't have problems, there.   
      
   To be clear, in light of my followup on this, there was no   
   "mechanization" of the interface; you simply DROPPED the   
   cartridge onto the connector and the connection was made.   
   No "second step" to secure it as required in the case of ZIF   
   sockets for DIPS, flex cable, CPU sockets, etc.   
      
   As such, something else would have had to ensure the two devices   
   remained in contact (gravity, in our case; whatever mechanical   
   interlock holds your tool head in place in yours)   
      
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