A terminal blade connection system has a first printed circuit board including a blade passage extending therethrough. Also, a receptacle terminal has a first terminal support leg, a second terminal support leg, spaced from the first terminal support leg, and a side support arm connected between the first and second terminal support legs, with the first terminal support leg mounted on one side of the blade passage and the second terminal support leg mounted on the other side of the blade passage, and with the two support legs forming a contact portion. The contact portion is engagable with a terminal blade mounted on a second printed circuit board. The receptacle terminal is shaped to accept the terminal blade from either the top or the bottom, through the blade passage, thus allowing for mounting of the second printed circuit board on either side of the first.