Quick connect power connector

An electrical connector for connecting to a terminal post, the electrical connector comprising:

• a nonconductive housing body having a post receiving passage for receiving the terminal post therein, the housing body having a stop surface provided thereon;
• a contact provided in the post receiving passage, the contact is provided in electrical engagement with the terminal post inserted into the post receiving passage regardless of the orientation of the contact with respect to the terminal post;
• a locking slide moveably mounted to the housing body, the locking slide being moveable between a prelocked position and a locked position;
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• a locking latch securely maintained in the locking slide, the locking latch cooperating with the stop surface to prevent the movement of the locking slide to the locked position if the electrical connector is not properly mated to the terminal post, the locking latch having a radiused locking surface which cooperates with a recess of the terminal post when the locking slide is in the locked position.

An electrical connector for connecting to a terminal post, the electrical connector comprising:

• a nonconductive housing body having a post receiving passage for receiving the terminal post therein;
• a contact provided in the post receiving passage, the contact is provided in electrical engagement with the terminal post inserted into the post receiving passage regardless of the orientation of the contact with respect to the terminal post;
• a locking slide moveably mounted to the housing body,
• a first reference member provided on a first end of the body of the connector, the first reference member provided proximate a first sidewall of the body of the connector;
• a second reference member provided on the first end of the body of the connector, the second reference member provided proximate a second sidewall of the body of the connector;
• wherein when the locking slide is in the prelocked position, the first reference member is visible and when the locking slide is in the locked position, the second reference member is visible.