A power connector includes an insulative housing defines a number of passageways and a number of conductive contacts each having a mating portion received in corresponding passageways and a tail portion extending below a bottom surface of the housing. At least one attribute associated with a registry is monitored. The invention also relates to a fabric having a durable seam, wherein the seam width as measured in the MD is a fraction of the width of a normal seam or a seam that is formed using a conventional technique of equal strength. The channel has at least one wall defined by the heat sink.