an electrical connector mountable to a substrate . the electrical connector comprises a housing , and a surface mount contact and hold down both secured to the housing . the hold down may be a surface mount hold down . a ball grid array connector comprising a housing , a plurality of contacts secured to the housing , a plurality of fusible elements secured to the contacts for mounting the connector to a substrate , and a hold down secured to the housing . the hold down may be a surface mount hold down . a method of mounting an electrical connector to a substrate . the method comprises providing a substrate and an electrical connector having a contact and a hold down , and securing the contact and the hold down to the substrate . the contact may be secured to a surface of the substrate . a method of securing an electrical connector to a substrate . the method comprises providing a substrate and an electrical connector having a contact and a hold down , and mounting the contact to the substrate . the method further comprises balancing the electrical connector on the substrate such that the electrical connector remains substantially parallel to the substrate during the forming of the first and second solder joints .