I always assumed the small wires were just for control or telemetry of some sort and the reactor itself had contacts on it that transferred power through a socket.
Though I guess that wouldn’t make sense on the one in Tony’s chest.
My thought is that they just powered the electromagnet magnet in his chest, and the reactor interfaces with the suits through some other interface. He doesn’t plug the suit into a wire coming out of his body.
I always assumed the small wires were just for control or telemetry of some sort and the reactor itself had contacts on it that transferred power through a socket.
Though I guess that wouldn’t make sense on the one in Tony’s chest.
My thought is that they just powered the electromagnet magnet in his chest, and the reactor interfaces with the suits through some other interface. He doesn’t plug the suit into a wire coming out of his body.