摘要 |
A connector and method of termination for high speed signal cable of small physical dimension. The connector embodies a wire manager plastic fixture (22) into which the fine signal and ground wires (18,20) of a cable (10) are inserted and folded back in a precise location to form an ensemble. This ensemble has a geometry to allow ease of handling and orientation to be inserted into the rear portion of a connector (40) with the wires (18,20) sliding in engagement with slotted connector blade portions (42,46) to assure proper assembly. Blade portions (42,46) are radially forced inwardly to cause the wires (18,20) to be captured in slots therein (44,48) to be additionally terminated as by welding. A variety of types of connector front ends are disclosed.
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