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<p>An improved terminal for electrical connection to an alternator includes a connecting plate (60) formed as portion of a radiator plate (49) including recesses adapted to receive diodes (30) for use in forming a rectifier bridge. The rectifier bridge assembly (42) comprises a plastic housing that is insert moulded over the radiator plate (49) including louvres for passing cooling air past the diodes. The connector plate (60) includes an opening (62) to receive the stem (66) of an enlarged headed fastener (64) before the plastic body is formed around the radiator plate. Before moulding, the bolt (64) is pressed by a mould insert (78) against the contact plate so the stem (66) extends outwardly within an axially extending, circumferentially interrupted wall formed by the moulding process. The outer surface of the connecting plate (60) includes an axially raised surface at the periphery of the opening and an adjacent tapered surface so that a mould insert pressed against the connecting plate keeps it free of plastic during the moulding process, and any overruns of moulding material against the tapered surface remain retracted from the axially extended contact surface. <IMAGE></p> |