Electrical Contacts

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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 contacts that have been machined out of a solid piece of metal, often a copper alloy which are then usually plated in another metal such as gold.