Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh

Joel H Barnett

Hurley Chester Moll

Daniel W Fry, Jr

A power connector includes a housing including a terminal carrier and an insert matable to the terminal carrier. The terminal carrier includes terminal channels holding power terminals. The terminal carrier includes a pocket aligned with carrier openings. The insert is coupled to the terminal carrier at the pocket and configured to be received in the pocket. The insert includes insert openings therethrough configured to be aligned with the carrier openings when the insert is received in the pocket. The terminal carrier and the insert are molded as a single piece with a bridge connecting the terminal carrier and the insert. The bridge is breakable prior to or during assembly to allow loading of the insert into the pocket and coupling of the insert to the terminal carrier.

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Winston Salem, NC, United States of America

Joel H Barnett