# Connector retaining wire identity

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/iec-connector-retaining-wire-identity
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-14
Lookup label: HC01PJ
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: IEC, Manufacturer

## Symbol convention

Convention: IEC
Form: Connector retaining wire identity
Autodesk IEC-60617 Symbol Preview — Connector forms that retain wire numbers; vendor family reference, not certified IEC geometry or database identifier.

This form identifies a separable connector whose publisher representation preserves wire-number identity across the interface.

## What it represents

This form identifies a separable connector whose publisher representation preserves wire-number identity across the interface. The electrical connection passes through mating connector pins while the drafting system retains the wire identifier. Connector tags and pin numbers still describe the separable interface.
Use the pin mapping to link both sides and retain connector identity even where wire labels match. A wiring report should not erase the physical connector simply because the number is continuous.

## How to read it

- Document connector and pin tags independently of the continuous wire identifier.
- Wire-number continuity is a drafting-data convention and does not eliminate the connector's separable physical interface.

## Information to show or reference

- Identify the associated device, circuit or diagram boundary.
- Document connector and pin tags independently of the continuous wire identifier.
- Cross-reference the equipment data, terminal mapping or operating-state legend needed to interpret the form.

## Important distinction

Wire-number continuity is a drafting-data convention and does not eliminate the connector's separable physical interface.

## Facts

- Reference scope: Specific public IEC-context family form
- Publisher reference token: HC01PJ, HC01PJ1 (Autodesk token; not a verified IEC database ID)
- Information added: Document connector and pin tags independently of the continuous wire identifier.
- Preview: Independent educational concept; consult the publisher and applicable standard for the exact graphic

## Public references

- [AutoCAD Electrical: Connectors](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-7175D293-9F4C-485C-8E2D-DE684820D53B.htm) — Autodesk. Official public publisher family name and reference context; vendor identifiers and graphics are distinct from licensed IEC database content.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.