An integrated circuit burn-in socket with a spring-loaded contact pin built into the socket base and an electrical receptacle built into the socket lid wherein the electrical receptacle is configured to mate with the spring-loaded contact pin when the burn-in socket is closed. In one implementation, the socket lid is separate from the socket base and with a spring-loaded contact pin built into the socket base and with an electrical receptacle built into the socket lid wherein the electrical receptacle is configured to mate with the spring-loaded contact pin when the socket lid is clamped to the socket base.