A high strength electrical connector (20, 80, 120, 130, 150) comprising: a first electrical cable carrying a plurality of first electrical leads, a second electrical cable carrying a plurality of second electrical leads, and a mating receptacle assembly (30, 88) retaining said second electrical cable and coupled to the connecting end portion of said first electrical cable for electrical connection of said plurality of second electrical leads with said plurality of first electrical leads of said first electrical cable, characterized in that said first electrical cable has an outer jacket (36, 90a) stripped away from the cable and has a metal cable jacket crimp (38, 100) securing the end of the outer jacket (36, 90a) to the cable, and said first electrical cable includes a cable strength member (40,, 110) having a connecting end portion extending beyond the end of the outer jacket (36, 90a) and the metal cable jacket crimp (38, 100), said connector (20, 80, 120, 130, 150) further comprises an overmold portion (24, 122, 144) covering said connecting end portion of said cable strength member (40, 110) and said metal cable jacket crimp (38, 100), a support cover (22, 82) surrounding said metal cable jacket crimp (38, 100), said overmold portion (24, 122, 144) and said connecting end portion of said cable strength member (40, 110), said support cover (22, 82) having a first end connected to said mating receptacle assembly (30, 88) and having a second opposite end; and a bushing (28, 92) surrounding said first electrical cable and connected to said opposite end of said support cover (22, 82), said mating receptacle assembly (30, 88) further includes a shell member for receiving said cable strength member (40, 110). a first electrical cable carrying a plurality of first electrical leads, a second electrical cable carrying a plurality of second electrical leads, and a mating receptacle assembly (30, 88) retaining said second electrical cable and coupled to the connecting end portion of said first electrical cable for electrical connection of said plurality of second electrical leads with said plurality of first electrical leads of said first electrical cable, characterized in that said first electrical cable has an outer jacket (36, 90a) stripped away from the cable and has a metal cable jacket crimp (38, 100) securing the end of the outer jacket (36, 90a) to the cable, and said first electrical cable includes a cable strength member (40,, 110) having a connecting end portion extending beyond the end of the outer jacket (36, 90a) and the metal cable jacket crimp (38, 100), said connector (20, 80, 120, 130, 150) further comprises an overmold portion (24, 122, 144) covering said connecting end portion of said cable strength member (40, 110) and said metal cable jacket crimp (38, 100), a support cover (22, 82) surrounding said metal cable jacket crimp (38, 100), said overmold portion (24, 122, 144) and said connecting end portion of said cable strength member (40, 110), said support cover (22, 82) having a first end connected to said mating receptacle assembly (30, 88) and having a second opposite end; and a bushing (28, 92) surrounding said first electrical cable and connected to said opposite end of said support cover (22, 82), said mating receptacle assembly (30, 88) further includes a shell member for receiving said cable strength member (40, 110).