Compression connectors

An electrical connector for crimpable connection about an electrical conductor upon application of a crimping force imparted by a die of a crimping tool, said connector comprising:

• a connector body having a bottom wall and a pair of spaced apart upstanding elongate deformable sidewalls, said bottom wall and said sidewalls defining interiorly thereof an open ended conductor receiving nest;
• one said sidewall including at the distal end thereof a non-bendable manually initial die engagement extent, said initial die engagement extent extending toward said other sidewall a distance sufficiently small so as to permit unimpeded conductor insertion into said nest, said initial die engagement extent being attached to said distal end of said one sidewall by a weakened wall portion, said weakened wall portion facilitating crimping deformation of said side wall thereat while preventing manual bending thereat;
• said initial die engagement extent including a die engagement rib extending outwardly from said one sidewall, said initial die engagement rib being engagable with said die to cause said weakened portion to deform and said die engagement extent to move toward said conductor nest upon application of said crimping force.