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A stacked electrical connector 2 including right angle RJ-45 modular jacks 4 positioned in columns also includes LED's 38 positioned on the front mating face 18 of the connector 2. Internal passages 28 extend from the mating face 18 of the jack housing 18 and intersect channels 34 extending to the b

A stacked electrical connector 2 including right angle RJ-45 modular jacks 4 positioned in columns also includes LED's 38 positioned on the front mating face 18 of the connector 2. Internal passages 28 extend from the mating face 18 of the jack housing 18 and intersect channels 34 extending to the bottom pcb mounting face 22 where the connector 2 and jacks 4 are soldered to a printed circuit board. LED leads 42 are located in the passages 28 and contacts 44 are located in channels 34. Insulation displacement slots 48 at the top of the contacts 44 terminate the leads 42. The termination points are staggered and the leads 42 in a column are of different lengths so that contacts 44 of different lengths can engage corresponding leads 42. LED's 38 can thus be positioned beside mating openings 20 on the front of the connector 2 to provide status indications.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An electrical connector which is matable with a compatible connector, the electrical connector comprising:a plurality of terminals positioned in a nonconductive housing, the housing having a mating face configured to mate with the compatible connector, an indicator located on the m

[ We claim:] [1.] An electrical connector which is matable with a compatible connector, the electrical connector comprising:a plurality of terminals positioned in a nonconductive housing, the housing having a mating face configured to mate with the compatible connector, an indicator located on the mating face, a passage extending rearwardly from the mating face, indicator leads extending from the indicator through the passage, the housing having a mounting face and channel means which open through the mounting face, the channel means extending in a direction transverse to the passage and intersecting the passage, contacts positioned in the channel means and extending to the mounting face, each of the contacts being electrically terminated to one of the indicator leads, each of the contacts having a split beam contact section including a slot which is open in the transverse direction whereby, during insertion of the contacts into the channel means in the transverse direction, the indicator leads which are disposed in the passage are received in the slots of the split beam contact sections and are electrically terminated to the contacts.