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A receptacle terminal includes a terminal body with a cable end configured to be terminated to a cable and a mating end configured to be mated with a blade terminal. The terminal body includes a receptacle at the mating end. The receptacle has a first wall and a second wall generally parallel to, an

A receptacle terminal includes a terminal body with a cable end configured to be terminated to a cable and a mating end configured to be mated with a blade terminal. The terminal body includes a receptacle at the mating end. The receptacle has a first wall and a second wall generally parallel to, and spaced apart from, the first wall. The receptacle has a receiving space between the first and second walls configured to receive the blade terminal. A contact spring is separately provided from, and coupled to, the terminal body and has a spring wall received in the receiving space that is positioned between the first wall and the blade terminal. The spring wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is spring biased against the first wall. The outer surface is configured to be spring biased against the blade terminal.

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1. A receptacle terminal comprising: a terminal body comprising a cable end configured to be terminated to a cable and a mating end configured to be mated with a blade terminal, the terminal body comprising a receptacle at the mating end, the receptacle having a first wall and a second wall generall

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A receptacle terminal comprising: a terminal body comprising a cable end configured to be terminated to a cable and a mating end configured to be mated with a blade terminal, the terminal body comprising a receptacle at the mating end, the receptacle having a first wall and a second wall generally parallel to, and spaced apart from, the first wall, the receptacle having a receiving space between the first and second walls configured to receive the blade terminal; anda contact spring coupled to the terminal body, the contact spring having a first spring wall received in the receiving space and configured to be positioned between the first wall and the blade terminal, the first spring wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface being spring biased against the first wall, the outer surface being configured to be spring biased against the blade terminal, the contact spring further comprising an end wall having opposite edges, first and second side walls extending from corresponding edges of the end wall, and a second spring wall, the first spring wall being connected to the first side wall by a connecting portion and the second spring wall being connected to the second side wall by a connecting portion, wherein the first side wall extends along an outside of the first wall of the terminal body and the second side wall extends along an outside of the second wall of the terminal body, and wherein the first spring wall extends along the first wall of the terminal body within the receiving space and the second spring wall extends along the second wall of the terminal body within the receiving space, the first and second spring walls being configured to engage opposites sides of the blade terminal when received in the receiving space. 2. The receptacle terminal of claim 1, wherein the end wall and the first and second side walls define a U-shaped structure, the first and second spring walls being positioned between the first and second side walls, the end wall extending between the first and second walls of the terminal body. 3. The receptacle terminal of claim 1, wherein the spring wall is non-planar having concave portions and convex portions, the concave portions engaging the first wall, the convex portions being configured to engage the blade terminal. 4. The receptacle terminal of claim 1, wherein the spring wall has a wavy configuration configured to make multiple points of contact with the first wall and multiple points of contacts with the blade terminal. 5. The receptacle terminal of claim 1, wherein the spring wall has slots formed therein defining spring fingers that are independently moveable. 6. The receptacle terminal of claim 1, wherein the contact spring is stamped and formed and configured to be removably coupled to the terminal body. 7. The receptacle terminal of claim 1, wherein the first wall has an opening therethrough, the contact spring having a tab received in the opening to locate the contact spring with respect to the terminal body. 8. A receptacle terminal comprising: a terminal body comprising a cable end configured to be terminated to a cable and a mating end configured to be mated with a blade terminal, the terminal body comprising a receptacle at the mating end, the receptacle having a first wall and a second wall generally parallel to, and spaced apart from, the first wall, the receptacle having a receiving space between the first and second walls configured to receive the blade terminal; anda contact spring coupled to the terminal body, the contact spring having a spring wall received in the receiving space and configured to be positioned between the first wall and the blade terminal, the spring wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface being spring biased against the first wall, the outer surface being configured to be spring biased against the blade terminal, wherein the contact spring defines a first contact spring, the receptacle terminal further comprising a second contact spring identical to the first contact spring, the first contact spring being coupled to a first end of the receptacle, the second contact spring being coupled to a second end of the receptacle. 9. The receptacle terminal of claim 8, wherein the contact spring defines a first contact spring, the spring wall defines a first spring wall, the contact spring further comprising an end wall having opposite edges, first and second side walls extending from corresponding edges of the end wall, and a second spring wall, the first spring wall extending from the first side wall and the second spring wall extending from the second side wall, wherein the first side wall extends along an outside of the first wall of the terminal body and the second side wall extends along an outside of the second wall of the terminal body, and wherein the first spring wall extends along the first wall of the terminal body within the receiving space and the second spring wall extends along the second wall of the terminal body within the receiving space, the first and second spring walls being configured to engage opposites sides of the blade terminal when received in the receiving space. 10. A receptacle terminal comprising: a terminal body comprising a cable end configured to be terminated to a cable and a mating end configured to be mated with a blade terminal, the terminal body comprising a receptacle at the mating end, the receptacle having a first wall and a second wall generally parallel to, and spaced apart from, the first wall, the receptacle having a receiving space between the first and second walls configured to receive the blade terminal; anda contact spring comprising:an end wall having opposite edges;first and second side walls extending from corresponding edges of the end wall, the first side wall configured to extend along the first wall of the receptacle terminal, the second side wall configured to extend along the second wall of the receptacle terminal; andfirst and second spring walls extending from the first and second side walls, respectively, the first spring wall configured to extend along the first wall of the receptacle terminal within the receiving space, the second spring wall configured to extend along the second wall of the receptacle terminal within the receiving space, the first and second spring walls being configured to engage opposite sides of the blade terminal when received in the receiving space. 11. The contact spring of claim 10, wherein the end wall and the first and second side walls define a U-shaped structure, the first and second spring walls being positioned between the first and second side walls, the end wall holds the first and second side walls to limit deflection of the first and second walls of the terminal body away from one another when the blade terminal is loaded into the receptacle. 12. The contact spring of claim 10, wherein the first and second spring walls are non-planar having concave portions and convex portions, the convex portions being configured to engage the blade terminal. 13. The contact spring of claim 10, wherein the first and second spring walls have wavy configurations configured to make multiple points of contact with the blade terminal. 14. The contact spring of claim 10, wherein the first and second spring walls have slots formed therein defining spring fingers that are independently moveable. 15. The contact spring of claim 10, wherein the end wall, the first and second side walls and the first and second spring walls are stamped and formed and configured to be removably coupled to the receptacle terminal. 16. A power connector comprising: a housing having a mating face; anda receptacle terminal held by the housing at the mating face, the receptacle terminal comprising:a terminal body comprising a cable end configured to be terminated to a cable and a mating end configured to be mated with a blade terminal, the terminal body comprising a receptacle at the mating end, the receptacle having a first wall and a second wall generally parallel to, and spaced apart from, the first wall, the receptacle having a receiving space between the first and second walls configured to receive the blade terminal; anda contact spring coupled to the terminal body, the contact spring having a spring wall received in the receiving space and configured to be positioned between the first wall and the blade terminal, the spring wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface being spring biased against the first wall, the outer surface being configured to be spring biased against the blade terminal, the spring wall having a plurality of spring fingers separated by slots, the spring fingers being independently movable relative to each other, the spring fingers having a wavy configuration such that each spring finger makes multiple points of contact with the first wall and each spring finger makes multiple points of contact with the blade terminal. 17. The power connector of claim 16, wherein the spring wall defines a first spring wall, the contact spring further comprising an end wall having opposite edges, first and second side walls extending from corresponding edges of the end wall, and a second spring wall, the first spring wall extending from the first side wall and the second spring wall extending from the second wall, wherein the first side wall extends along an outside of the first wall of the terminal body and the second side wall extends along an outside of the second wall of the terminal body, and wherein the first spring wall extends along the first wall of the terminal body within the receiving space and the second spring extends along the second wall of the terminal body within the receiving space, the first and second spring walls being configured to engage opposites sides of the blade terminal when received in the receiving space. 18. The power connector of claim 17, wherein the end wall and the first and second side walls define a U-shaped structure, the first and second spring walls being positioned between the first and second side walls, the end wall extending between the first and second walls of the terminal body. 19. The power connector of claim 16, wherein the spring wall is non-planar having concave portions and convex portions, the concave portions engaging the first wall, the convex portions being configured to engage the blade terminal. 20. The power connector of claim 16, wherein the contact spring defines a first contact spring, the receptacle terminal further comprising a second contact spring identical to the first contact spring, the first contact spring being coupled to a first end of the receptacle, the second contact spring being coupled to a second end of the receptacle.