Surface mountable coefficient of expansion matching connector

A method of attaching a plurality of electrical connector housings to a substrate or the like for moving relatively with the expansion or contraction of the substrate upon which it is mounted, comprising the steps of:

• a. joining at least two modular connector housings together, said housings having electrical contacts contained therein;
• b. applying a meltable filler material at the point wherein said housings are joined so as to secure the housings together thereby forming a relatively rigid connector housing assemblage;
• c. mounting said assemblage on a printed circuit board or the like;
• d. soldering said contacts contained in said connector housings to conductive strips contained on said printed circuit board at a temperature sufficiently high so as to properly solder said contacts to said printed circuit board and to melt said filler material thereby allowing said connector housings to move relatively independently with respect to each other.

A method of attaching a plurality of electrical connector housings to a substrate or the like for moving relatively with the expansion or contraction of the substrate upon which it is mounted, comprising the steps of:

• a. joining at least two modular connector housings together, said housings having electrical contacts contained therein;
• b. applying a filler material at the point wherein said connector housings are joined so as to secure the connector housings together thereby forming a relatively rigid connector housing assemblage;
• c. mounting said assemblage on a printed circuit board or the like;
• d. soldering said contacts contained in said connector housings to conductive strips contained on said printed circuit board;
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• e. removing said filter material from said connector housings thereby allowing said connector housings to move relatively independently with respect to each other.