====== Electrical Contacts  ======
Electrical contacts are small pieces of metal attached to the ends of [[wire]] to permit attachment of that wire to another fixture, such as a [[connector]] or [[terminal block]].

===== Types of electrical contacts =====
====  Machined ====

Machined contacts are machined out of solid pieces of metal, often a copper alloy which is then usually plated in another metal such as gold.

====  Stamped and formed ====

stamped and formed contacts are made from sheet metal which has been shaped though successive cutting and stamping operations.