An apparatus comprising: an electrical connector (110, 130) comprising a power supply pin (224, 226), the electrical connector comprises at least two control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) configured to control power supplied from a power source to the power supply pin (224, 226), and the apparatus comprises: a protective element configured to change at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) from a first state to a second state to cause the power supply (224, 226) pin to become inactive, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: logic circuitry (230, 240) coupled to the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) and configured to determine an orientation of another connector (130, 110) coupled with the electrical connector (110, 130) based on voltages at the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218); and wherein the protective element is further configured to connect at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) to a predetermined voltage when a temperature of the electrical connector (110, 130) is above a predetermined threshold and the logic circuitry (230, 240) is configured to disconnect power from the power supply pin (224, 226) via a switch, wherein depending on the state of the at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218), the logic circuitry (230, 240) is configured to cause the switch to be turned on or off. an electrical connector (110, 130) comprising a power supply pin (224, 226), the electrical connector comprises at least two control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) configured to control power supplied from a power source to the power supply pin (224, 226), and the apparatus comprises: a protective element configured to change at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) from a first state to a second state to cause the power supply (224, 226) pin to become inactive, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: logic circuitry (230, 240) coupled to the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) and configured to determine an orientation of another connector (130, 110) coupled with the electrical connector (110, 130) based on voltages at the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218); and wherein the protective element is further configured to connect at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) to a predetermined voltage when a temperature of the electrical connector (110, 130) is above a predetermined threshold and the logic circuitry (230, 240) is configured to disconnect power from the power supply pin (224, 226) via a switch, wherein depending on the state of the at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218), the logic circuitry (230, 240) is configured to cause the switch to be turned on or off. a protective element configured to change at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) from a first state to a second state to cause the power supply (224, 226) pin to become inactive, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: logic circuitry (230, 240) coupled to the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) and configured to determine an orientation of another connector (130, 110) coupled with the electrical connector (110, 130) based on voltages at the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218); and wherein the protective element is further configured to connect at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) to a predetermined voltage when a temperature of the electrical connector (110, 130) is above a predetermined threshold and the logic circuitry (230, 240) is configured to disconnect power from the power supply pin (224, 226) via a switch, wherein depending on the state of the at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218), the logic circuitry (230, 240) is configured to cause the switch to be turned on or off. logic circuitry (230, 240) coupled to the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) and configured to determine an orientation of another connector (130, 110) coupled with the electrical connector (110, 130) based on voltages at the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218); and wherein the protective element is further configured to connect at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218) to a predetermined voltage when a temperature of the electrical connector (110, 130) is above a predetermined threshold and the logic circuitry (230, 240) is configured to disconnect power from the power supply pin (224, 226) via a switch, wherein depending on the state of the at least one of the control pins (212, 216, 214, 218), the logic circuitry (230, 240) is configured to cause the switch to be turned on or off.