Electrical connection to a circuit potted within a housing and method of same

摘要

An electrically conductive terminal having a connecting end and a mating end is affixed to a terminal assembly, the resultant subassembly placed within a housing containing a circuit board. The subassembly is located to effect electrical connection between the connecting end of the terminal and a pad on the circuit board, and to position the mating end externally to the volume to be potted. Connection between the terminal and the pad is reinforced by a solder flow technique. A potting material fills the housing encapsulating the circuit board and terminal assembly.