Sealed ECU module housing with comb support

A method of assembling an electronic control unit comprising:

• assembling a terminal carrier holding a plurality of terminal pins into a housing using translational motions, wherein said housing comprises four sides and a comb support feature extending perpendicularly from a fifth side, said sides of said housing define a rectilinear volume, each of said plurality of terminal pins comprises a right angle bend, said comb support feature comprises a plurality of slots into which said right angle bend of said terminal pins fits during a first translational motion placing said terminal carrier and said plurality of terminal pins into said housing, a first end of said plurality of terminal pins is inserted into one or more connector openings in one of said four sides of said housing during a second translational motion, and said terminal carrier interlocks with said housing to hold said terminal carrier and said plurality of terminal pins in place;
• inserting a comb tool through said one or more connector openings until a first side of a plurality of beams of said comb tool are in contact with a plurality of ribs of said comb support feature and a second side of said plurality of beams of said comb tool are in contact with a shoulder of each of said plurality of terminal pins;
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• assembling a printed circuit board substrate to said plurality of terminal pins by inserting a second end of each of said plurality of terminal pins into said printed circuit board substrate using a press fit, wherein said terminal carrier, said comb support feature, said shoulder on each of said plurality of terminal pins, and said comb tool support said plurality of terminal pins to prevent a force of said press fit from bending said plurality of terminal pins.