Electrical connector with programmable lead frame

A contact module assembly for an electrical connector, said contact assembly comprising:

• a lead frame having a plurality of terminals;
• and
• a commoning member at least partially comprising an electrically conductive material, the commoning member having a plurality of tabs that are electrically connected to selected ones of the terminals, thereby electrically commoning the selected ones of the terminals, wherein the commoning member can be configured with different patterns of the tabs to selectively configure the lead frame with different patterns of commoned terminals, and wherein each of the terminals extends between a mating edge portion and a mounting edge portion of the lead frame.

A contact module assembly for an electrical connector, said contact assembly comprising:

• a lead frame having a plurality of terminals;
• and
• a commoning member at least partially comprising an electrically conductive material, the commoning member having a plurality of tabs that are electrically connected to selected ones of the terminals, thereby electrically commoning the selected ones of the terminals, wherein the commoning member can be configured with different patterns of the tabs to selectively configure the lead frame with different patterns of commoned terminals, wherein each of the terminals includes a first electrical contact on a mating edge portion of the lead frame and a second electrical contact on a mounting edge portion of the lead frame, and wherein at least one of the selected ones of the terminals does not include an intermediate portion that connects the first electrical contact with the second electrical contact.