Abstract: An electrical connector and method of assembling an electrical connector that is configured for mounting to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector has interleaved contact wafers to form one or more contact wafer assemblies that are supported by an insert of the electrical connector, such that the one or more contact wafer assemblies form a predetermined arrangement of mating ends of the plurality of contacts at a mating interface of the electrical connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector and method of assembling an electrical connector that is configured for mounting to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector has interleaved contact wafers to form one or more contact wafer assemblies that are supported by an insert of the electrical connector, such that the one or more contact wafer assemblies form a predetermined arrangement of mating ends of the plurality of contacts at a mating interface of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A method of assembling an electrical connector that is configured for mounting to a printed circuit board. The method has the steps of providing contact wafers with a plurality of contacts; bending the tail ends of each contact wafer; interleaving the contact wafers to form one or more contact wafer assemblies; loading the contact wafer assemblies into an insert of the electrical connector, such that the one or more contact wafer assemblies form a predetermined arrangement of mating ends of the plurality of contacts at a mating interface of the electrical connector; and inserting the insert into a shell of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A method of assembling an electrical connector that is configured for mounting to a printed circuit board. The method has the steps of providing contact wafers with a plurality of contacts; bending the tail ends of each contact wafer; interleaving the contact wafers to form one or more contact wafer assemblies; loading the contact wafer assemblies into an insert of the electrical connector, such that the one or more contact wafer assemblies form a predetermined arrangement of mating ends of the plurality of contacts at a mating interface of the electrical connector; and inserting the insert into a shell of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A wafer assembly for an electrical connector, and method for making, that has a first and second wafers configured to interlock with one another. Each of the wafers has at least one contact that has a body portion with a mating end for coupling to a mating contact and a tail end opposite the mating end for engaging a printed circuit board where the mating and tail ends extend from opposite sides of the wafer. A conductive spring member is sandwiched between the first and second wafers. The wafer assembly can include one or more electronic components in electrical contact with the spring member and one of the contacts.

Abstract: A wafer assembly for an electrical connector, and method for making, that has a first and second wafers configured to interlock with one another. Each of the wafers has at least one contact that has a body portion with a mating end for coupling to a mating contact and a tail end opposite the mating end for engaging a printed circuit board where the mating and tail ends extend from opposite sides of the wafer. A conductive spring member is sandwiched between the first and second wafers. The wafer assembly can include one or more electronic components in electrical contact with the spring member and one of the contacts.

Abstract: A wafer assembly for an electrical connector that has a first and second wafers configured to interlock with one another. Each of the wafers has at least one contact that has a body portion with a mating end for coupling to a mating contact and a tail end opposite the mating end for engaging a printed circuit board and an overmold covering the body portion such that the mating and tail ends extend from opposite sides of the overmold. A conductive elongated spring member is sandwiched between the first and second wafers. The wafer assembly can include one or more filter components.