Method for forming an electrical connector and an electrical connector obtained thereby

摘要

A method for forming a contact insert subassembly (34) for a modular jack connector (200), includes the following steps:stamping a contact strip (10) to form a group of contacts (20) which are interconnected by an end carrier (11) and a middle carrier (13), the middle carrier dividing the contacts into first and second portions (21, 22);bending the first portion into a soldering tail portion for the contacts;subjecting the contact strip to an insert molding to form an insulative block (30) around the middle carrier (13);cutting the end carrier and the middle carrier from the contacts; andbending the second portion to form a contacting portion for the contacts.