Abstract: An electrical connection of a terminal to a fine wire comprises a terminal post having a free end and a fixed end. The wire extends along the post and is wrapped therearound intermediate the ends of the post. The terminal has a generally U-shaped cross secton and is crimped onto the post with the web portion of the terminal against the windings. The surface of the web has serrations which penetrate the varnish type insulation of the wire and establish the electrical contact. The terminal and the terminal post have features which ensure the achievement of the electrical contact without damage to the extremely fine wire.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting wires to terminal pins or the like comprises a housing in which terminal members are contained. Each terminal member has a wire crimp portion at one end thereof and a pin receptacle portion at its other end, the two portions being integral with each other by means of a removable strap member. The wire crimp portion and the pin receptacle portion also has integral wire-receiving means for receiving the lead wires of a component. If a component is required to be connected in series with one wire in the connector, the leads from the component are inserted into the lead wire-receiving portions of the wire crimp portion and the pin receptacle portion of the terminal and the strap member is removed. For those wires extending to the connector which do not require a circuit component in series therewith, the strap member is not removed.