Terminal module

A termination frame having a terminal strip mounted thereon with the terminal strip having a plurality of spaced terminals projecting therefrom, and a terminal module mounted on at least one of said terminals, said terminal module comprising:

• a printed circuit board, said board having a plurality of extending blades,
• at least one electrical component mounted on said printed circuit board,
• potted component means enclosing a portion of said printed circuit board including said electrical component mounted on said printed circuit board, said blades freely protruding from said potted component means, said potting means being a ptting shell enclosing said components and an encapsulating material within said shell and encapsulating said components,
• electrical conductor means on at least one surface of said printed circuit board and said blades for defining a plurality of circuit points to which said electrical component is connected and for making electrical connections between respective ones of said circuit points and the conductor means on respective ones of said blades;
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• said blades being mounted on respective terminals of the terminal strip so that the terminal module is supported on said terminal strip by said blades and the electrical conductor means on said blades are electrically connected to said terminals of the terminal strip wherein the blades of the circuit board extend across the face of the terminal strip and the potted portion of the printed circuit board is along and adjacent to one edge of the terminal strip.