This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for a single pair Ethernet (SPE) wire-to-board connector. The SPE connector may include a female connector portion and a male connector portion. The female connector portion may include a first electrical contact having a first press-fit pin and a first female portion, a second electrical contact having a second press-fit pin and a second female portion, and a first outer shield, the first outer shield mechanically secured to the first insulative housing. The first and second electrical contacts may be positioned partially within the first insulative housing. The male connector portion includes a third electrical contact comprising a first insulation displacement contact (IDC) portion and a first male portion, a fourth electrical contact comprising a second IDC portion and a second male portion, and a second outer shield, the second outer shield mechanically secured to a second insulative housing.

A stator of an electrical machine including stator windings, a stator insulator, connectors, and a printed circuit board. Each of the stator windings is wound by magnet wire on a stator lamination core such that the stator has a plurality of magnet wires. The stator insulator is formed of an insulative material and has a ring structure and connector receivers. The connectors include legs such that the legs of each connector are coupled to a corresponding one of the connector receivers by snap-fit engagement. Each of the connectors electrically connects to single or multiple magnet wires. The printed circuit board is coupled to an input power line and is electrically connected to each of the connectors such that the printed circuit board is electrically connected to the magnet wire of each of the stator windings.