METHOD AND MASS TERMINATION CONNECTOR WITH SOLDER CONNECTIONS

摘要

A multiconductor electrical cable termination (10) for flat ribbon cable (11) has plural electrical contacts (26) pierced through the cable inslulation to engagement with respective conductors (13). The junctions of contacts and conductors are encapsulated in a base (15) that forms an integral structure with the contacts and cable maintaining the junctions substantially free of oxygen and moisture. Plural openings in the base provide access to terminal portions of the contacts for test probing thereof, or the like, while the contacting portions (12) of the contacts (26) are connected to another termination, connector or the like. The cable termination assembly is formed using both an insulation displacement mass termination connection of the contacts (26) and cable conductors and additionally has a solder connection (42) provided between respective contacts and cable conductors, for example during or after such encapsulation.