Hot mate contact system

(canceled)

A pin contact corresponding to a socket contact configured to receive the pin contact, the pin contact comprising:

• a pin base end being made of a first material having a first resistance and having a base end width;
• and
• a pin tip end being made of a second material having a second resistance greater than the first resistance, the second material of the plug contact configured to prevent electrical arcing by suppressing electrical voltage when the pin contact is mated or unmated from the socket contact while electrical power is being transferred, the pin tip end having a tip end width that is less than the base end width, and the pin tip end being configured to be received by the socket contact before the pin base end is received by the socket contact.

(canceled)

A connector comprising:

• a pin contact having a contact portion and a resistive portion, the contact portion being made of a first material having a first resistance and the resistive portion being made of a second material having a second resistance greater than the first resistance, the contact portion having a contact portion width and the resistive portion having a resistive portion width that is less than the contact portion width;
• and
• a socket contact configured to receive the resistive portion of the pin contact prior to receiving the contact portion of the pin contact, and the socket contact configured to establish an electrical connection with the pin contact to transfer electrical power, the second material of the pin contact configured to prevent electrical arcing by suppressing electrical voltage when the pin contact is mated or unmated from the socket contact while electrical power is being transferred.

(canceled)