A fiber optic cable assembly including a mid-span access location, a cable having at least fiber therein, and a tether attached and spliced to at least one fiber of the cable. Each of the memory cards stores a same default relative card address prior to initialization of the memory system. The electric power steering system further comprises a joint for coupling the rotatable shaft to the worm shaft for transmission of a driving force. This manufacture method is easy. The abrasive article further includes a backing region between the abrasive member and the base, wherein the backing region comprises a laser welded bond joint.