Connector having selectively disabled short circuit terminal

A connector comprising:

• a first housing for receiving a pair of terminals in a pair of terminal receiving chambers, a short circuit member resiliently and electrically engagable with said pair of terminals, and a short circuit member chamber located between said pair of terminal receiving chambers for receiving said short circuit member;
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• a second housing adapted to slidingly receive said first housing, said second housing having an aperture and a manipulation lever for causing a disabling member to protrude through said aperture into said second housing to selectively disable said short circuit member when said first and second housings are in a fitted condition.

A connector comprising:

• A first housing including terminals and a short circuit terminal located between said terminals, said short circuit terminal including contact portions for resiliently contacting each of said terminals, a side portion supporting each of said contact portions, and a slanted portion extending from at least one of said side portions;
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• a second housing adapted to receive said first housing, said second housing including a reciprocatable manipulation lever that includes a depending insulating plate, said insulating plate being engageable with said slanted portion to disable said short circuit terminal.