Editing Electrical connector (section)

===Blade connectors===
{{see also|FASTON terminal}}
[[Image:Kabelschuh verschiedene commons.jpg|thumb|Blade connectors (lower half of photo). Ring and spade terminals (upper half). Bullet terminals, male and female (right-center, with blue wires)]]
A '''blade connector''' is a type of single wire, plug-and-socket connection device using a flat conductive blade (plug) that is inserted into a receptacle. Wires are typically attached to male or female blade connector terminals by either [[Crimp (electrical)|crimping]] or [[soldering]]. Insulated and uninsulated varieties are available. In some cases the blade is an integral manufactured part of a component (such as a switch or a speaker unit), and the reciprocal connector terminal is pushed onto the device's connector terminal.