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A rotatable electrical connector has a pair of wiring boards. Each wiring board supports two (or more) concentric conductors that have substantially smooth coplanar surfaces. The coplanar surfaces of the concentric conductors on each wiring board define a contact plane. To provide electrical contact

A rotatable electrical connector has a pair of wiring boards. Each wiring board supports two (or more) concentric conductors that have substantially smooth coplanar surfaces. The coplanar surfaces of the concentric conductors on each wiring board define a contact plane. To provide electrical contact between the two wiring boards, each wiring board is positioned perpendicular to an axis of rotation and is supported so that the respective contact planes of the first and second wiring boards are parallel. A resilient member, such as a spring, urges the wiring boards together to establish electrical contact between the respective surfaces of corresponding conductors on the two wiring boards. The above-described wiring boards are included in a circuit module that also includes a printed circuit board, or other electrical component, sandwiched between a pair of the wiring boards. The concentric conductors of the wiring boards face away from the electrical component so that the circuit modules can be assembled in series, much as batteries are assembled inside a flashlight, to create complex electrical systems.

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[ What is claimed is:] [16.]16. A sensor system comprising:a. a cylindrical housing having a first end and a threaded second end;b. a sensor proximate to the first end of the housing;c. a circuit component disposed within the housing and in electrical communication with the sensor, the circuit compo

[ What is claimed is:] [16.]16. A sensor system comprising:a. a cylindrical housing having a first end and a threaded second end;b. a sensor proximate to the first end of the housing;c. a circuit component disposed within the housing and in electrical communication with the sensor, the circuit component including:i. first and second conductive pads; andii. an integrated circuit;d. an electrical connector including:i. a threaded connector support rotatable attached to the threaded second end of the housing and having a channel adapted to receive a cable, wherein the cable includes first and second insulated wires;ii. a wiring board attached to the connector support, the wiring board supporting first and second concentric conductors electrically connected to respective ones of the first and second insulated wires; andiii. at least one resilient conductive member disposed against the first and second concentric conductors, the at least one resilient conductive member adapted to provide electrical contact between the first conductive pad and the first conductor and to provide electrical contact between the second conductive pad and the second conductor; andiv. a second resilient member adapted to urge the wiring board toward the first and second conductive pads to compress the at least one resilient conductive member.