An electrical connector comprising: a first housing (408, 411) defining a cavity therein; a first contact module holder coupled to the first housing (408, 411) and having an upper portion and a lower portion; a second contact module holder coupled to the first housing (408, 411) and having an upper portion and a lower portion the first contact module holder and the second contact module holder being located entirely within the cavity of the first housing; a first printed circuit board disposed entirely within the cavity of the first housing (408, 411) and configured to couple to the first contact module holder by sliding between the upper portion of the first contact module holder and the lower portion of the first contact module holder, the first printed circuit board having a first contact pad positioned on a surface of the first printed circuit board; a second housing defining a cavity therein; a second printed circuit board disposed entirely within the cavity of the second housing and configured to slide between the upper portion of the second contact module holder and the lower portion of the second contact module holder when the first housing (408, 411) and the second housing are mated together, the second printed circuit board having a second contact pad positioned on a surface of the second printed circuit board, the first housing (408, 411) being located at least partially within the cavity of the second housing when the first housing (408, 411) and the second housing are mated together; and a contact module coupled to the first contact module holder and the second contact module holder, the contact module including a contact having a first end that directly connects to the first contact pad of the first printed circuit board and having a second end that directly connects to the second contact pad of the second printed circuit board when the first housing (408, 411) and the second housing are mated together. a first housing (408, 411) defining a cavity therein; a first contact module holder coupled to the first housing (408, 411) and having an upper portion and a lower portion; a second contact module holder coupled to the first housing (408, 411) and having an upper portion and a lower portion the first contact module holder and the second contact module holder being located entirely within the cavity of the first housing; a first printed circuit board disposed entirely within the cavity of the first housing (408, 411) and configured to couple to the first contact module holder by sliding between the upper portion of the first contact module holder and the lower portion of the first contact module holder, the first printed circuit board having a first contact pad positioned on a surface of the first printed circuit board; a second housing defining a cavity therein; a second printed circuit board disposed entirely within the cavity of the second housing and configured to slide between the upper portion of the second contact module holder and the lower portion of the second contact module holder when the first housing (408, 411) and the second housing are mated together, the second printed circuit board having a second contact pad positioned on a surface of the second printed circuit board, the first housing (408, 411) being located at least partially within the cavity of the second housing when the first housing (408, 411) and the second housing are mated together; and a contact module coupled to the first contact module holder and the second contact module holder, the contact module including a contact having a first end that directly connects to the first contact pad of the first printed circuit board and having a second end that directly connects to the second contact pad of the second printed circuit board when the first housing (408, 411) and the second housing are mated together.