Determining a quality of connection for a conducted electrical weapon

A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) comprising:

• a processing circuit;
• a signal generator configured to provide a stimulus signal;
• and
• a plurality of electrodes electrically coupled to the signal generator, wherein the plurality of electrodes is configured to form a connection with a target to provide the stimulus signal to the target, and wherein the processing circuit is configured to perform operations comprising:
• providing a pulse of the stimulus signal through the connection;
• measuring an amount of charge provided by the signal generator;
• determining a portion of a total current of the pulse that flowed through the connection;
• and
• categorizing a quality of the connection based on the measuring and the determining.

A method comprising:

• providing, by a processing circuit of a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”), a pulse of a stimulus signal through a connection;
• determining, by the processing circuit, a first amount of charge accumulated on a first capacitance by the pulse;
• detecting, by the processing circuit, a second amount of charge accumulated on a second capacitance, wherein the second capacitance is coupled in series with at least one electrode of the connection;
• and
• categorizing, by the processing circuit, a quality of the connection based on the determining and the detecting.