Field installable card edge connector

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a housing comprising:
• a mating surface,
• a mounting surface separated from the mating surface in a vertical direction,
• a slot extending through the mating surface and elongated in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, and
• one or more mounting holes;
• a plurality of conductive elements held in the housing, each of the plurality of conductive elements comprising a mating end curving into the slot and a mounting end extending out of the mounting surface;
• and
• a member at least partially disposed on the housing and comprising:
• a slot aligned with the slot of the housing, and
• one or more mounting holes aligned with respective ones of the one or more mounting holes of the housing, wherein:
• the member comprises a pair of openings;
• and
• the housing comprises a pair of towers disposed at opposite ends of the slot and extending through respective ones of the pair of openings and in the vertical direction.

An electronic system, comprising:

• a printed circuit board comprising a memory bus;
• a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the memory bus;
• a second electrical connector disposed next to the first electrical connector and electrically coupled to the memory bus;
• and
• a connecting member holding both the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector to the printed circuit board, wherein:
• the connecting member extends through a hole;
• the first electrical connector comprises a first housing comprising a first portion of the hole;
• and
• the second electrical connector comprises a second housing comprising a second portion of the hole.