The ACH crimp style wire-to-board connectors offer design flexibility. Uniquely constructed, these connectors feature a socket half that is mated with the header from the vertical direction, while the wires come out of the socket connector in the horizontal direction. Removing the socket connector from the header is also in a vertical direction. This construction allows the placement of the header anywhere on the printed circuit board. This flexibility enables components to be placed all around the connector header without causing any connector mating concerns.