Enhanced performance telecommunications connector

摘要

The connector (100) comprises a conductive core having core (106) side walls (136) and a horizontal shield (132) joined to and perpendicular to said side walls, at least one contact carrier (108) containing a contact (160), said contact having an insulation displacement contact (184) for making electrical connection with a wire, said contact carrier being positioned on said horizontal shield between said side walls, with at least one termination cap (186) for receiving the wire and said insulation displacement contact, said termination cap positioning the wire relative to the insulation displacement contact, said termination cap interacting with one of said sidewalls to position the termination cap in said core, wherein one of said horizontal shield or said side walls extends beyond a length of the termination cap.