Universal front/back post terminal block and test link

A terminal board assembly comprising:

• a terminal board, the terminal board comprising:
• a plane;
• a first terminal block installed on the plane, the first terminal block having a front post and a back post, wherein the back post extends through the plane;
• a plurality of terminal blocks installed on the plane, each of the plurality of terminal blocks having a front post;
• a control test link having a first hole and a second hole, the second hole being lined with an insulating material that extends past a bottom edge and a top edge of the second hole, wherein the first hole is sized to accept a front post of one of the plurality of terminal blocks, and wherein the second hole is sized to accept the front post of the first terminal block;
• and
• a test nut connectable to the front post of the first terminal block, the test nut having a face with a depression formed therein, the depression being sized to allow a portion of the test nut to contact the control test link when installed on the front post of the first terminal block over the insulating material of the control test link;
• the terminal board assembly further comprising:
• a surge protection component, wherein the surge protection component is installed on a front post of a terminal block and on the front post of the terminal block on which the first hole of the control test link is contacted;
• and
• first wiring connected to the terminal block on which the first hole of the control test link is contacted.