Wire preparation and termination means and method

A termination assembly for an insulated conductor comprising

• a circuit board having a termination hole therein with which an insulated conductor is to be terminated;
• an elongate pin sized to fit, in interference, in said receiving termination hole, said pin being of generally uniform transverse cross-section along the length thereof, having a first channel extending longitudinally along a side thereof and having an abrupt edge extending transversely on said pin at a side thereof across the body of said pin from said first channel, said abrupt edge being capable of shearing the insulated conductor when the conductor is positioned between said abrupt edge and said receiving termination hole when said pin is forcefully inserted in said termination hole.

A termination assembly for an insulated conductor, comprising

• a circuit board having a termination hole therein with which an insulated conductor is to be terminated;
• an elongate pin sized to closely fit in said receiving termination hole, said elongate pin being of generally uniform transverse cross-section along the length thereof and having a first channel extending longitudinally along a side thereof, said first channel having a first cross-sectional dimension smaller than the diameter of the insulated conductor and substantially equal to the diameter of the conductor when stripped of insulation such that an interference fit is provided with the conductor when stripped of insulation and terminated with said pin, and an abrupt edge extending transversely on said pin, said abrupt edge being capable of shearing the insulated conductor when the conductor is positioned between said abrupt edge and said receiving termination hole and when said pin is forcefully inserted in the termination hole, said abrupt edge being defined on the opposite side of said elongate pin from said longitudinally extending channel.