Abstract: A conductor arrangement for a circuit breaker interrupter, the conductor arrangement including: a tubular body conductor including a first metal material, and an at least partly tubular contact conductor including a second metal material; wherein a tubular end portion of the tubular body conductor is mechanically and electrically joined with a tubular end portion of the tubular contact conductor in an circumferential overlap region formed by longitudinally press-fitting one of the tubular body conductor and the tubular contact conductor into the other one of the tubular body conductor and the tubular contact conductor, wherein the outer one of the tubular end portions of the tubular body conductor and the at least partly tubular contact conductor at the overlap region includes copper and the inner one includes aluminum.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connection terminal and a connector capable of suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. A vehicle-side terminal 50 includes a terminal connecting portion 51 to be electrically connected to a charger-side terminal, a wire connecting portion 55 to be electrically connected to a wire, and an intermediate portion 56 provided between the terminal connecting portion 51 and the wire connecting portion 55. The terminal connecting portion 51 has a hollow cylindrical shape. The terminal connecting portion 51 includes a first slit 52X, 53X extending over an entire length in an axial direction of the terminal connecting portion 51. The intermediate portion 56 has a rectangular tube shape. The intermediate portion 56 includes a second slit 56X extending over an entire length in an axial direction of the intermediate portion 56.

Abstract: A connector assembly including a connector body with a spring clip including a first free end for engaging a side wall of an electrical box upon installation. During insertion of the connector body the first free end engages the knock-out hole perimeter and deforms so as to permit further insertion. An alignment rib also engages the perimeter to improve continuity between the connector assembly and the electrical box.

Abstract: A female terminal has a mating segment, and the mating segment includes a pair of channels. Each of the channels has a base wall, an upper side wall and a lower side wall. Each of the channels has a base part, a port part, and a connection part connecting the base part and the port part. A base wall of the connection part of each of the channels is connected to a base wall of the base part. An upper side wall and a lower side wall of the connection part respectively have a cantilever contact component connected to the base wall of the connection part. In each of the channels, a base wall of the port part is connected to the base wall of the connection part. The port part of each of the channels and a port part of another channel together form a frame port.

Abstract: A coaxial connector has a first coaxial connector portion (1) and a second coaxial connector portion (2). The first coaxial connector portion (1) has an external conductor which is designed as a coaxial socket and the distal end of which is designed as a spring cage (3) with individual spring lugs (91, 92, 93, 94, 95). The second coaxial connector portion (2) has an external conductor (6) which is designed as a coaxial plug. An electrical and mechanical connection exists between the spring lugs (91, 92, 93, 94, 95) of the first coaxial connector portion (1) and an external shell surface of the external conductor (6) of the second coaxial connector portion (2). In the region of each gap (101, 102, 103, 104, 105) that is situated between in each case two adjacent spring lugs (91, 92, 93, 94, 95), there is provided at least one shielding component (111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 111?, 112?, 113?, 114?, 115?) which is connected respectively to one of the two adjacent spring lugs (91, 92, 93, 94, 95).

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of fabrication contact pins 24 used in testing circuit components, typically integrated circuits and the contact pins themselves. It is desirable to selectively radius certain portions of each pin to achieve desired performance of the entire pin. The portion to be radiused is cut to the desire shaped from a blank material. The portion which is not to be radiused is not cut to its final shape from the blank but to a larger shape which includes the material for the final shape. The entire cut portion is then treated to shape tor round all exposed edges. Then the remaining portion of the pin is cut out from the larger blank area which was previously retained, leaving those portions with non-radiused edged.

Abstract: A high speed electrical connector assembly includes a mating female connector with sockets and male connector with pins. The female connector includes a connector body formed to define a mount face surface and contact face surface and one or more apertures extending therebetween. One or more sockets are positioned in the connector body apertures. The socket includes a mount portion and a pin receiving portion and the mount portion is configured for engaging an internal surface of the aperture proximate the mount face surface for securing the socket in the aperture. The pin receiving portion is maintained in a free-floating position away from the internal surface of the aperture with a tip end of the pin receiving portion being positioned below the contact face surface. An air gap is formed in the aperture around the free-floating portion and tip end.

Abstract: A cable assembly for terminating a cable. The cable assembly includes a cable assembly mating end and a cable assembly cable receiving end. A metallic outer shell is positioned proximate to the cable assembly mating end of the cable assembly. The metallic outer shell has a mating contact engagement portion. A housing made of dielectric material is positioned in the metallic outer shell. Resilient contact arms are provided on the mating contact engagement portion of the metallic outer shell. The resilient contact arms extend from proximate the cable assembly mating end. Front ends of the resilient contact arms are provided proximate the cable assembly mating end and cooperate with a protection portion of the cable assembly which extends from the cable assembly mating end to prevent the front ends of the resilient contact arms from stubbing when the cable assembly is mated to a mating assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a substrate and multiple terminals. The substrate is provided with multiple accommodating holes running through the substrate vertically. A shielding member is provided on a lower surface of the substrate. The terminals are correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating holes respectively. The terminals include multiple signal terminals and at least one ground terminal. An interval exists between the ground terminal and the shielding member. The ground terminal has a conducting portion extending downward out of a corresponding accommodating hole. The conducting portion is soldered to a main circuit board through a solder, and the solder is in contact with the conducting portion and the shielding member. According to the present invention, the conducting portion of the ground terminal is connected with the shielding member through the solder, thereby reducing a spurious charge, reducing the capacitance, and improving a high frequency.

Abstract: It is aimed to improve durability by reducing a stress generated in a resilient contact piece. A terminal fitting (50) includes a box portion (60) in the form of a rectangular tube and a pair of resilient contact pieces (86, 87) accommodated in the box portion (60) and capable of contacting a tab (95) of a mating terminal inserted into the box portion (69) while resiliently sandwiching the tab.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of slit type passageways, a plurality of blade type contacts retained with the corresponding slit type passageways, respectively, and a plurality of wires having the inner conductors soldered upon the tails of the contacts behind the rear face of the housing. The rear face forms a plurality of standoffs on which the front ends of the exposed inner conductor abut, respectively. A waterproof glue plate fills the back space of the housing behind the rear face to enclose the exposed inner conductors and the corresponding tails and seal the rear face of the housing.

Abstract: An electrical terminal with a contact portion and a spring arm and a method of insertion. The contact portion has a mating terminal receiving cavity. The spring arm extends from a bottom wall into the mating terminal receiving cavity. The spring arm has a fixed end, a free end and a transition section extending between the fixed end and the free end. The bottom wall has an opening with a front wall and a rear wall. The spring arm extends from the front wall toward the rear wall. A coined area is provided proximate the rear wall of the opening on the bottom wall. The spring arm acts initially as a single supported cantilever beam and then, upon deflection, acts as a double supported beam.

Abstract: Following the cylindrical bend processing of the shape crimping portion corresponding part corresponding to the crimping section in the sheet-shaped terminal base material, the high bending-rate processing process of bend processing at a bending rate higher than a bending rate for plastically deforming at least a part of a deformation portion to be plastically deformed in a predetermined bend processing shape in the crimping portion corresponding part, and the shaping process of shaping the crimping portion corresponding part into the cylindrical crimping section are performed in this order.

Abstract: A float connector for interconnecting printed circuit boards that has a contact assembly that includes one or more contacts and a holder therefor such that opposite ends of the contact are exposed outside of the holder. The holder supports each contact in a clearance fit inside thereof, thereby allowing each contact to radially tilt. One or more guide members has a one or more guide features corresponding to the ends of the contacts, respectively, for aligning the contact ends for electrical connection with a board. The contact assembly is axially moveable with respect to the one or more guide member.

Abstract: A conductor connection contact element for clamping an electrical conductor, having a power rail piece and a clamping spring. The power rail piece is formed from a sheet-metal part with an oppositely situated second side wall, a base section and an oppositely situated cover section. The side walls, together with the base section and the cover section, border a conductor insertion channel. The clamping spring is arranged on the power rail piece. The clamping spring has an abutment section and a clamping section with a clamping edge for clamping the electrical conductor. The abutment section is arranged on the base section of the power rail piece. The freely movable end of the clamping section extends toward the cover section. An actuation section which is accessible to an actuation tool lies adjacent to the clamping edge in the direction of the side wall.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electric connector jack comprising a cylindrical jack sleeve which includes a receiving space into which a cylindrical contact lamination grating is inserted that has a plurality of parallel contact laminations.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. The housing includes a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base and forming opposite mating surfaces thereon. The contact includes a contacting section having an exterior face exposed upon the corresponding mating surface in a coplanar manner, and an interior face opposite to the exterior face with a recess therein.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a first connector having a first main contact element and a first auxiliary contact element, the first auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said first main contact element, and a second connector having a second main contact element and a second auxiliary contact element, the second auxiliary contact element being electrically connected to said second main contact element. The first and second connectors are mateable in a mating direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the electrical connector assembly. The first and second main contact elements are configured to disconnect from each other before the first and second auxiliary contact elements disconnect from each other during unmating the first and second connectors. In a fully mated condition the first and second main contact elements are in contact and the first and second auxiliary contact elements are disconnected from each other.

Abstract: A circuit assembly pin includes a barrel, and the barrel has a substantially cylindrical profile. The barrel is be received by socket on a first circuit board. The pin also includes a body connected to the barrel, and the body has a substantially rectangular cuboid profile. The body also includes a set of protrusions. The set of protrusions includes a set of legs to be inserted to a second circuit board. The set of protrusions comprises a substantially rectangular cuboid profile generally free of projections or depressions. The set of protrusions is substantially perpendicular to the barrel such that the first circuit board is substantially perpendicular to the second circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body provided with an accommodating cavity for insertion of a mating connector; and a plurality of terminals retained in the insulating body. At least one of the terminals has a retaining portion, an extending portion extending forward from the retaining portion, a contact portion bending upward from a front end of the extending portion and obliquely extending backward into the accommodating cavity, and a supporting portion bending upward and extending from one side of the extending portion. The supporting portion is located below the contact portion. When a non-matching mating connector is inserted into the accommodating cavity, the contact portion abuts the supporting portion, and the supporting portion is configured to block the contact portion from excessive downward deviation.

Abstract: A terminal fitting to be connected to a mating terminal fitting with a tab (T) includes a rectangular tube (11) composed of a bottom wall (12), two side walls (13) rising from the bottom wall (12) and a ceiling wall (15) facing the bottom wall (12). A resilient contact (21) extends along the bottom wall (12) inside the rectangular tube (11). A protection wall (31, 131) has bending edge (L1) continuous with one of the side walls (13) is before a front end (12A) of the bottom wall (12) and extends from the bending edge (L1) toward the other side wall (13). A clearance for receiving the tab (T) is between the protection wall (31, 131) and the ceiling wall (15). The bending edge (L1) approaches the ceiling wall (15) from a front end (12A) of the bottom wall (12) toward a front end (13A) of the side wall (13).

Abstract: A terminal fitting (1) includes a rectangular tube (11) with a bottom wall (12), two side walls (13A, 13B) rising from the bottom wall (12) and a ceiling wall (15) facing the bottom wall (12). The rectangular tube (11) includes a terminal insertion opening (17) on one end, and a tab (T) is insertable therein. A resilient contact piece (21) is arranged along the bottom wall (12) inside the rectangular tube (11). Two protection walls (31A, 31B) extend respectively from the side walls (13A, 13B) to close the terminal insertion opening (17), leaving a clearance for entrance of the tab (T) between the ceiling wall (15) and the protection walls. The protection walls (31A, 31B) have facing edges (35A, 35B) facing the mating protection walls (31B, 31A), and the facing edges (35A, 35B) extend obliquely with respect to a line (L) perpendicular to the bottom wall (12).

Abstract: A barrel terminal has one end for inserting a mating member and the other end for connecting a cable. The barrel terminal includes a contact portion, a connecting portion, and a buffer portion connecting the contact portion and the connecting portion. The contact portion has multiple contact elastic pieces, and the contact elastic pieces are used for electrically contacting the mating member. The connecting portion is used for connecting the cable. The buffer portion has multiple absorption portions. The absorption portions absorb the deformation stress of the connecting portion to prevent the stress from being transferred to the contact portion, to avoid the deformation of the contact elastic pieces, so as not to cause the reduction of the contact area between the contact elastic pieces and the abutment terminal, and to prevent reduction of a clamping force of the barrel terminal to the mating member.

Abstract: A female terminal disclosed by this specification is a female terminal (10) to which a male terminal (50) is connected from front, and includes a bottom plate (15) long in a front-rear direction, a ceiling plate (16) disposed to face the bottom plate (15), a pair of side plates (17) linking both side edges of the bottom plate (15) and both side edges of the ceiling plate (16), a step portion (25) provided on a front end edge of the bottom plate (15) in a stepwise manner to be slightly higher than the bottom plate (15) and extending forward to be disposed between the pair of side plates (17), and a resilient contact piece (30) resiliently displaceably provided by being folded rearwardly from a front end edge of the step portion (25), the male terminal (50) being capable of resiliently contacting the resilient contact piece (30) from front.

Abstract: The disclosed display structures comprises an electrical connecter having a first modular subsystem and a second modular subsystem. The first and second modular subsystems may have complementary guides configured to rotationally fix the first and second modular subsystems to one of a predetermined number of relative rotational orientations where the first and second modular subsystems can create an electrical connection.

Abstract: An electrical terminal block may include an electrical terminal that may include a first portion configured for connection with a connector and a second portion that may be configured for connection with a circuit board. The terminal block may include a body that may be configured to support the electrical terminal. The terminal block may include a guiding formation that may extend from the body and may be disposed at least partially around the first portion of the electrical terminal.

Abstract: A female terminal for an electrical connector may generally include a socket with an opening for receiving a male terminal, a first pair of contacts, a second pair of contacts, a pair of crimping members, and positioning tabs. The socket may be defined by a pair of opposing sidewalls, a top, and a bottom, at least in examples where the socket is generally rectangular. The first and second pairs of contacts may be disposed along the pair of opposing sidewalls, projecting at least partially into the socket configured to contact and exert substantially the same normal force on a male terminal that is inserted into the socket. The pair of crimping members can be utilized to secure a wire to the female terminal, and the positioning tabs may be utilized to secure the female terminal within the electrical connector.

Abstract: An internal tulip sleeve for the female arcing contact of a high voltage circuit breaker. According to the invention, this sleeve comprises a body of non-magnetic steel or of copper-tungsten alloy, this body comprising an internal face covered with copper.

Abstract: An electrical cable connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing, a mating cavity formed in the housing and forwardly communicating with an exterior. The terminal includes a front contacting section and a rear connecting section with an extension section therebewteen in a front-to-back direction. The front contacting section is exposed in the mating cavity, and the rear connecting section includes a soldering region and a pair of securing structure formed on two sides of the soldering region and secured to the housing for retaining the terminal in position with regard to the housing.

Abstract: A locking part (13S) which is formed in an end part of a male terminal insertion side of a spring contact is fixed to a fixing part (11S) which is formed in an end part of a female terminal main body (11), and in this state, a joint (11T) at which one end surface and the other end surface which are positioned in a circumferential direction of the female terminal main body face each other, and a joint (T) at which one end surface and the other end surface which are positioned in a circumferential direction of a spring contact (13) each other, are positioned to overlap each other in a radial direction.

Abstract: An electrical contact terminal formed of sheet metal, an electrical connector comprising the terminal, and a method to manufacture the terminal is presented. The terminal includes a longitudinally extending cavity for receiving an electrical contact pin therein and a contact beam having a contact face arranged at least partially inside the cavity. The contact beam is configured to be deflected by the electrical contact pin to apply a contact force to the contact pin when the electrical contact pin is received in the cavity. The terminal further includes a flat support wall oriented substantially parallel to the insertion direction of the electrical contact pin. An aperture is formed proximate to an edge of the support wall to form a support spring element in the support wall. The support spring element is configured to engage with the contact beam when the same is deflected, thereby increasing contact force.

Abstract: A crimp contact is disclosed. The crimp contact has a receptacle extending in a longitudinal direction up to a receptacle end, a crimp section extending along the receptacle and beyond the receptacle end to a front end, and a wing extending from the crimp section between the receptacle end and the front end transversely to the longitudinal direction, the wing having a conductor displacing member overlapping the receptacle in the longitudinal direction. The receptacle receives a conductor in the longitudinal direction. The crimp section encloses the conductor subsequent to crimping.

Abstract: A terminal connecting body of a terminal metal fitting includes: a first engaging part and a second engaging part on one end side and another end side, respectively, that engage each other movements of an end of the one end side and an end of the other end side in separating directions; has a first gap formed between the first engaging part and the end of the other end side, that allows the end and the other end in directions opposite to the separating directions; and has a second gap formed therein, between the second engaging part and the end of the one end side, that enables the end and the other end in similar opposite directions. The first gap and the second gap are formed so that the first engaging part can be inserted into a notch provided on the other end side while being bent from its base.

Abstract: A multi-contact terminal is provided integrally with an angular tube having a polygonal tube shape and a plurality of resilient contact pieces extending from side walls of the angular tube and to be resiliently brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface of a mating terminal in the form of a round bar inside the angular tube. According to this configuration, the angular tube functions as a cover for protecting the resilient contact pieces. In addition, since the resilient contact pieces and the angular tube are integrated, the number of components can be reduced. The resilient contact pieces are equal in length in a connecting direction to the mating terminal and arranged at positions different in the connecting direction to the mating terminal.

Abstract: There are provided: a female terminal having a cylindrical base portion and a plurality of elastic contact pieces protruding from a plurality of locations of the base portion in a circumferential direction and being elastically deformable; and a male terminal having a tab portion whose outer peripheral surface is formed as a circumferential surface, a radius of curvature of an inner surface of each of the elastic contact pieces is formed larger than a radius of the tab portion, and when the tab portion is inserted into an insertion space surrounded by the plurality of elastic contact pieces, each of the elastic contact pieces is elastically deformed to an outer side, and the tab portion and each of the elastic contact pieces come into contact with each other.

Abstract: A shuttle assembly is configured to connect an insulated wire to a contact terminal. The shuttle assembly may include a connecting insert defining an exposed wire-crimping chamber. The connecting insert is configured to receive an exposed end of a conductive wire, and is configured to be crimped to the exposed end of the conductive wire. A seal member is connected to the connecting insert, and is configured to be crimped to an insulating cover of the insulated wire.

Abstract: A female terminal assembly includes: a female terminal body in which a male terminal receiving space is formed internally; and a cylindrical spring contact which is received in the male terminal receiving space from a male terminal insertion side of the female terminal body. A lock portion formed at a male terminal insertion-side end portion of the spring contact is fixed to a male terminal insertion-side end portion of the female terminal body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a two-part crimped contact element. The invention further relates to a method for producing a two-part crimped contact element. The invention further relates to a device for producing a two-part crimped contact element. Previous crimped contact elements comprising two portions have a high transition resistance between the two portions and insufficient mechanical stability. The crimped contact element according to the invention overcomes these disadvantages by at least one pressure-shaped connection element being used to connect the two portions.

Abstract: A connection terminal includes a terminal main body which includes a bottom plate portion, a connecting spring portion integrally provided on one end side of the bottom plate portion, and a conductive connecting portion integrally provided on the other end side of the bottom plate portion; and a box portion which is integrally formed with the bottom plate portion from both edge portions of the bottom plate portion in a width direction of the connection terminal on the one end side by stereoscopic modeling and covers the connecting spring portion.

Abstract: Mating interfaces for an electrical connector are provided. In some embodiments, a mating interface comprises: a plurality of conductive elements positioned in a plurality of columns, each of the plurality of conductive elements comprising: a sheet of conductive material formed into a three dimensional structure such that the conductive material is disposed on at least two sides of an opening adapted to receive a mating conductive element; and at least one tab cut in the sheet, the at least one tab comprising a mating contact surface facing the opening and adapted to make contact to the mating conductive element.

Abstract: A connection terminal includes a terminal connection portion to be connected with a mating terminal is connected, a wire connection portion connected to the terminal connection portion and a wire, an anticorrosion material provided to cover an area in the wire connection portion where water may be poured to the wire, and an anticorrosion material holding portion provided in the wire connection portion towards the terminal connection portion.

Abstract: A method for placing an electronic printed card in contact with contact elements in a housing receiving or surrounding card. The card is received in the housing and has a plurality of contact recesses. The contact elements have a first end on the outer side of the housing and a second end on the inner side of the housing, and each comprises, at the second end, a flexible extension capable of being positioned in a first rest position and a second contact position. In a first step the electronic printed card is positioned relative to the housing such that the two ends of the contact elements are located facing the contact recesses, the flexible extensions being positioned in their first position. Then the card is electrically contacted by the plurality of contact recesses and the flexible extensions of the second end of the contact elements, in their second position.

Abstract: In a terminal block 10 which is interposed between a motor case 100 and an inverter case 200 placed in the motor case 100 and connects a motor input terminal to an inverter output terminal, an upper base 10U for accommodating an inverter side connecting terminal 20T connected to the inverter output terminal is fixed to the inverter case 200, and a lower base 10D for accommodating a motor side connecting terminal 20M is fixed to the motor case 100, and a waterproof and elastic member 60 is interposed between the upper base 10U and the lower base 10D and the motor side connecting terminal 20M is connected to the inverter side connecting terminal 20T by a flexible conductive member (a braided wire) 20H.

Abstract: A connector is provided that includes a female terminal with sacrificial portion. The terminal is configured to minimize arcing between a mating male terminal and an intended contact portion of the female terminal. The female terminal is configured such that arcs between the male terminal and the female terminal occur such that the sacrificial portion of the female terminal experiences any arcing while the intended contact portion remains suitable for reliably engaging the male terminal.

Abstract: A heat generating element for an electrical heating device of a motor vehicle has a positional frame, which forms a receptacle in which at least one PTC element is accommodated, and additionally has contact plates abutting on two oppositely situated sides of the PTC element. With a view to providing well-insulated support of the PTC element, several supporting points are arranged in circumferential direction of the receptacle.

Abstract: An electrical coaxial connector comprising a signal-joining contacting conductor having a body portion to be connected with a signal joining conductor of a mating coaxial connector, a grounding contacting conductor having an annular portion placed around the body portion of the signal joining contacting conductor to be connected with a grounding conductor of the mating coaxial connector, and an insulating base member for supporting the signal-joining contacting conductor and the grounding contacting conductor to be isolated from each other, wherein the body portion of the signal-joining contacting conductor is formed into a cylindrical shape with a slit extending to surround an imaginary central axis of the cylindrical shape of the body portion and provided with a base part and an engaging part opposite to each other with the slit between and connected with each other by a connecting part of the body portion at which the slit is not formed.

Abstract: A connection terminal includes a terminal fitting part that fits with a leading end portion of a mating connection terminal, a square tubular part that continues to a rear end of the terminal fitting part and a lance engagement surface that is formed on the square tubular part and that, when the connection terminal is inserted into a terminal accommodation hole of a connector housing, is contacted to a projected part of a lance provided in the terminal accommodation hole to prevent the connection terminal from disengaging from the terminal accommodation hole. The lance engagement surface is a hook-shaped engagement surface that is formed by an opening across a top wall of the square tubular part facing the lance and a sidewall part continuing to a side edge of the top wall.

Abstract: A male terminal (90) is inserted into a tubular main body (11) and a resilient contact piece (13) separate from the main body (11) is deflectably arranged in the main body (11). The main body (11) includes crimping pieces (27) to be crimped and fixed to crimping regions (33) of the resilient contact piece (13). Protrusions (28, 36) which bite into mating sides at the time of crimping are provided on crimping surfaces (38, 39) along which the crimping pieces (27) and the crimping regions (33) are crimped to each other.

Abstract: A low insertion force female terminal that is configured to make electrical contact with a male pin. The terminal includes a spring portion configured to be deflected by the pin as the pin is inserted into the terminal. The spring portion is also configured to urge a contact feature formed into the spring portion toward the pin to make electrical contact with the pin. The contact feature is characterized by an asymmetrical shape configured so a leading-edge ramp angle of the contact feature is less than a trailing-edge ramp angle of the contact feature. The asymmetrical shape reduces the peak insertion force for the terminal when compared to terminal designs that have symmetrically shaped contact features with similar dimensions.

Abstract: Electrical terminals and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. An example terminal is disclosed that comprises a housing and a wire clamp positioned within the housing to secure a wire in electrical contact with a connector pin, the connector pin extending out a bottom surface of the housing to be electrically connected to a printed circuit board, the housing is to have one or more feet to separate the bottom surface of the housing from the printed circuit board.