ELECTRICAL FILTER CONNECTOR

摘要

An improved electrical filter connector (10) comprises a capacitor sub-assembly including an insulative substrate (28), a plurality of capacitors (22) soldered thereto and a ground spring (20). The ground spring (20) is soldered to the ground terminations (22b) of the capacitors, the ground spring having a resilient portion for electrical engagement with conductive ground traces on a system circuit board. First terminations (22a) of the capacitors are electrically individually connected to respective contacts (14) of the electrical connector (10). Second capacitor terminations (22b) are electrically connected to the ground strip (34). The capacitors (22) are preferably of the discrete, monolithic chip type, having a dielectric body spaced between the electrical terminations thereof. A quantity of curable dielectric material (36) is disposed on the dielectric bodies between each of the capacitor terminations (22a, 22b) to provide an enhanced dielectric medium to increase the capability of the connectors (10) to withstand higher voltages during power surges.