A method for connecting a flexible circuit board of a surgical instrument to a plurality of conducting wires from an electrosurgical cable, the method comprising the steps of:providing a fixed portion disposed within the electrosurgical instrument, the fixed portion including a cavity defined therein, the cavity including a wire guide block having a plurality of slots defined therein for retaining the corresponding plurality of conductive wires thereinproviding a cap portion being dimensioned for selective engagement within the cavity of the fixed portion, the cap portion including a plurality of detents depending therefrom which define a plurality of wire slots thereto between dimensioned to receive the plurality of conductive wire thereinpositioning the plurality of conductive wires within the corresponding slots of the wire guide block such that each of the conductive wires traverses the cavity and is generally aligned in vertical registry with a corresponding terminal of the flexible circuit boardaligning the cap portion the engagement with the fixed portion such that each one of the plurality of conductive wires is aligned for reception within a corresponding wire slot of the cap portion andinserting the cap portion within the cavity such that each of the conductive wires is wedged into electrical communication with a corresponding electrical contact of the flexible circuit board.
