ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR METHOD OF GANG TERMINATING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS + APPARATUS

An electrical connector, a method of gang terminating electrical conductors and apparatus for carrying out the method. An insulating housing (60) has a row of passageways (58) each receiving an electrical terminal having a mating portion (52) in the passageway (58) and a crimping portion (54) which is outside the passageway (58), a tine (56) projecting from the terminal between its mating portion (52) and its crimping portion (54) engaging a wall (49) of the housing (60) to prevent further insertion of the terminal into the passageway (58). Each tine (56) is curled over to lie wholly within the cross-section of the corresponding passageway (58), by means of a die (42) which simultaneously crimps each crimping portion (54) to a conductor of a cable (C), after which the terminals are pushed home into the passageways (58).