Docking station having connector preload and isolator system

A method for mounting a rigid electrical connector, the method comprising:

• selecting an electrical connector compatible with a predetermined portable electronic device;
• forming an aperture through an interface member, wherein the aperture is larger than the electrical connector;
• selecting an elastomeric potting material compatible with both the electrical connector and the interface member;
• locating the electrical connector in the aperture with a space between the electrical connector and the interface member;
• introducing the elastomeric potting material in an uncured state into the space between the electrical connector and the interface member;
• and
• while maintaining the space between the electrical connector and the interface member, curing the elastomeric potting material in the space therebetween.

A method for mounting a rigid electrical connector, the method comprising:

• selecting an electrical connector compatible with a predetermined portable electronic device;
• forming an aperture through an interface member, wherein the aperture is larger than the electrical connector;
• selecting an elastomeric potting material that is adhesively bondable to both the electrical connector and the interface member;
• positioning the electrical connector approximately centered in the aperture with a space between the electrical connector and the interface member, with a connection portion of the electrical connector projected from an operational surface of the interface member;
• introducing the elastomeric potting material in a fluid-state thereof into the space between the electrical connector and the interface member;
• and
• while maintaining the electrical connector approximately centered in the aperture of the interface member, curing the elastomeric potting material in the space therebetween.