An electrical connector comprising: a housing ; an electrical contact held by the housing, the electrical contact comprising opposing spring beams configured to receive an electrical wire therebetween, the spring beams having conductor interfaces configured to engage in physical contact with the electrical wire such that the electrical wire is captured between the spring beams with a compliant pinch connection; and a pivot block held by the housing , the pivot block comprising a receptacle , the pivot block being pivotable between an open position and a closed position, the receptacle being configured to receive the electrical wire when the pivot block is in the open position, the pivot block being configured to be pivoted from the open position to the closed position to move the electrical wire into engagement in physical contact between the conductor interfaces of the spring beams such that the electrical wire is captured between the spring beams with the compliant pinch connection and thereby electrically connected to the electrical contact , the compliant pinch connection between the electrical wire and the spring beams of the electrical contact being a separable connection, characterized in that : the electrical contact extends from a wire end to a pin end , the opposing spring beams of the electrical contact extending along the wire end; and the pin end comprises a contact interface having opposing spring beams configured to pinch a pin of a mating contact of a printed circuit therebetween to engage in physical contact with the pin of the mating contact to electrically connect the electrical contact to the printed circuit. a housing ; an electrical contact held by the housing, the electrical contact comprising opposing spring beams configured to receive an electrical wire therebetween, the spring beams having conductor interfaces configured to engage in physical contact with the electrical wire such that the electrical wire is captured between the spring beams with a compliant pinch connection; and a pivot block held by the housing , the pivot block comprising a receptacle , the pivot block being pivotable between an open position and a closed position, the receptacle being configured to receive the electrical wire when the pivot block is in the open position, the pivot block being configured to be pivoted from the open position to the closed position to move the electrical wire into engagement in physical contact between the conductor interfaces of the spring beams such that the electrical wire is captured between the spring beams with the compliant pinch connection and thereby electrically connected to the electrical contact , the compliant pinch connection between the electrical wire and the spring beams of the electrical contact being a separable connection, characterized in that : the electrical contact extends from a wire end to a pin end , the opposing spring beams of the electrical contact extending along the wire end; and the pin end comprises a contact interface having opposing spring beams configured to pinch a pin of a mating contact of a printed circuit therebetween to engage in physical contact with the pin of the mating contact to electrically connect the electrical contact to the printed circuit. the electrical contact extends from a wire end to a pin end , the opposing spring beams of the electrical contact extending along the wire end; and the pin end comprises a contact interface having opposing spring beams configured to pinch a pin of a mating contact of a printed circuit therebetween to engage in physical contact with the pin of the mating contact to electrically connect the electrical contact to the printed circuit. <EOS>