KIT FOR CONVERTING A PANEL OPENING TO A SHIELDED PIN RECEPTACLE

A kit is disclosed for converting a standard connector opening in a panel or the like into a shielded pin receptacle. The kit includes a ground plane spring and a shielded header shroud. The spring is a planar metal member having spring fingers on the outer periphery and a central opening conforming to the panel opening. A plurality of integral inwardly directed tines surround the central opening and extend substantially normal to the spring. The shroud is formed of insulative material with a cavity profiled to receive both the tines and a mating connector. An array of openings in the bottom of the cavity permit insertion of pin terminals from a pin header, pin connector or the like.