Abstract: An automatic contact loader apparatus may include a magazine receptacle, a contact magazine, a tool receptacle, and a staging zone camera directed toward a contact staging zone. The contact magazine may include a conveyor actuatable to sequentially conveyingly transport discrete electrical contacts to a contact discharge gate. The contact discharge gate may be placed in contact feeding communication with a contact inlet window of the magazine receptacle. A contact turntable may be disposed within the contact staging chamber to receive a discrete electrical contact from a contact input port. The contact turntable may be commandable to rotate to a first release orientation and a second release orientation. A dispense guide tube may be in electrical contact guiding communication between a contact release port of the contact staging chamber and a contact dispense port of the tool receptacle. The tool receptacle may receive a crimping portion of a handheld crimper tool.