Electrical connector system.

摘要

An electrical connector system for mounting a substrate comprises a plurality of wafer assemblies. Each wafer assembly comprises a first housing defining a plurality of first electrical contact channels, a first array of electrical contacts positioned within the plurality of first electrical contact channels, a second housing configured to mate with the first housing, the second housing defining a plurality of second electrical contact channels, a second array of electrical contacts positioned within the plurality of second electrical contact channels, and an organizer (366) positioned at the mounting end of the plurality of wafer assemblies. The first housing defines a plurality of projections (376) extending from an edge of the first housing at a mounting end of the wafer assembly, and the second housing defines a plurality of projections (376) extending from an edge of the second housing at the mounting end of the wafer assembly. Each electrical contact of the first array of electrical contacts defines a signal substrate engagement element extending past the edge of the first housing at the mounting end of the wafer assembly, and each electrical contact of the second array of electrical contacts defines a substrate engagement element extending past an edge of the second housing at the mounting end of the wafer assembly. The organizer (366) defines a first plurality of apertures (372) dimensioned to allow the signal substrate engagement elements (322) of the first and second arrays of electrical contacts to pass through the organizer (366) and extend away from the organizer, and a second plurality of apertures (375) dimensioned to allow the projections (376) extending from the first and second housings to pass through the organizer (366).