Electrical connector assembly with pick up cap

摘要

An electrical connector assembly ( 1 ) includes an LGA connector ( 2 ) and a pick up cap ( 3 ) mounted onto the connector. The connector defines a number of cells ( 26 ) for receiving a corresponding number of contacts ( 20 ). The pick up cap mounted onto the connector has a first surface ( 36 ) engagable with a vacuum suction device and a second surface ( 38 ) having at least one protrusion ( 40, 42 ) extending downwardly therefrom, said at least one protrusion spaces the second surface of the pick up cap from a top surface ( 245 ) of the connector to form a gap ( 35 ) therebetween, thereby permitting heated air to flow therethrough during mounting the connector assembly onto the circuit substrate by SMT.