A rotor pole crossover connection joint (10A or 10B) in a rotating electrical machine comprising: a stack of coil straps including a bottom coil strap and a first coil strap stacked atop said bottom coil strap so as to extend beyond a termination of said bottom coil strap exposing a bottom surface of said first coil strap, wherein the straps (18, 20, 22) of said stack of coil straps are stacked atop one another in a radial direction (F or F 1 or F 2) in said rotating electrical machine; a rotor pole crossover leg (54 or 58); a single piece connector (12A or 12B) that couples said termination of said bottom coil strap to said rotor pole crossover leg (54 or 58) comprising: a body member (40 or 64); a coil-side connector arm having a coil end that connects to said termination of said bottom coil strap and extends such that an arm surface is positioned adjacent to said exposed bottom surface of said first coil strap in the radial direction (F or F 1 or F 2) in said rotating electrical machine; a first shoulder that integrally couples said coil-side connector arm to said body member (40 or 64); a crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) having a crossover end (50 or 66) that connects to said crossover leg (54 or 58); and a second shoulder (42 or 60) that integrally couples said crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) to said body member (40 or 64) so as to space in the radial direction (F or F 1 or F 2) in said rotating electrical machine said crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) away from said exposed bottom surface of said first coil strap. a stack of coil straps including a bottom coil strap and a first coil strap stacked atop said bottom coil strap so as to extend beyond a termination of said bottom coil strap exposing a bottom surface of said first coil strap, wherein the straps (18, 20, 22) of said stack of coil straps are stacked atop one another in a radial direction (F or F 1 or F 2) in said rotating electrical machine; a rotor pole crossover leg (54 or 58); a single piece connector (12A or 12B) that couples said termination of said bottom coil strap to said rotor pole crossover leg (54 or 58) comprising: a body member (40 or 64); a coil-side connector arm having a coil end that connects to said termination of said bottom coil strap and extends such that an arm surface is positioned adjacent to said exposed bottom surface of said first coil strap in the radial direction (F or F 1 or F 2) in said rotating electrical machine; a first shoulder that integrally couples said coil-side connector arm to said body member (40 or 64); a crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) having a crossover end (50 or 66) that connects to said crossover leg (54 or 58); and a second shoulder (42 or 60) that integrally couples said crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) to said body member (40 or 64) so as to space in the radial direction (F or F 1 or F 2) in said rotating electrical machine said crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) away from said exposed bottom surface of said first coil strap. a body member (40 or 64); a coil-side connector arm having a coil end that connects to said termination of said bottom coil strap and extends such that an arm surface is positioned adjacent to said exposed bottom surface of said first coil strap in the radial direction (F or F 1 or F 2) in said rotating electrical machine; a first shoulder that integrally couples said coil-side connector arm to said body member (40 or 64); a crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) having a crossover end (50 or 66) that connects to said crossover leg (54 or 58); and a second shoulder (42 or 60) that integrally couples said crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) to said body member (40 or 64) so as to space in the radial direction (F or F 1 or F 2) in said rotating electrical machine said crossover-side connector arm (44 or 62) away from said exposed bottom surface of said first coil strap.