Wire guide for insulation displacement contact (IDC)

A system comprising:

• an electrical connector comprising:
• a housing comprising a wire alignment opening, an electrical contact opening, and a latch-receiving portion;
• an electrical contact comprising a contact portion and a base portion;
• wherein the wire alignment opening and the electrical contact opening perpendicularly intersect at an intersection within the housing;
• wherein the wire alignment opening is configured to receive an insulated wire and align the insulated wire with the electrical contact opening at the intersection, and the electrical contact opening is configured to receive the contact portion;
• and
• a wire guide comprising:
• a body portion comprising a wire opening, wherein the wire opening extends entirely through the body portion;
• and
• a latching portion connected to the body portion, wherein the latching portion comprises a latching prong configured to mechanically engage the latch-receiving portion of the electrical connector to secure the wire guide to the electrical connector.

A method of guiding a wire comprising:

• inserting a first wire entirely through a wire opening in a wire guide;
• aligning a first surface of the wire guide with an electrical connector;
• manipulating the wire guide to insert the first wire into a first wire opening of the electrical connector;
• and
• joining a latching portion of the wire guide to a latch-receiving portion of the electrical connector;
• and
• inserting a first electrical contact into the electrical connector, wherein the inserting causes a contact portion of the first electrical contact to electrically and mechanically connect to the first wire.