A spring terminal element (1) is described, with a
busbar piece (2), a tensioning bracket (3), which is mounted on the
busbar piece (2) such that it can move relative to the
busbar piece (2) and has at least one clamping edge (5a, 5b), which engages under the busbar piece (2), for clamping an
electrical conductor between the clamping edge (5a, 5b) and the busbar piece (2), and a
helical spring (8), which is operatively connected to the busbar piece (2) and to the tensioning bracket (3) and exerts a
spring force between the tensioning bracket (3) and the busbar piece (2). An operating cylinder (10, 19) with a
screw thread is mounted such that it can rotate and fixed in position in the extent direction of the operating cylinder (10, 19) on the tensioning bracket (3) or on the busbar piece (2). The operating cylinder (10, 19) is arranged with its
screw thread (11) essentially in the internal area of the tensioning bracket (3), at least in the clamping state when it is clamped on an
electrical conductor (L). The
screw thread (11) on the operating cylinder (10, 19) engages with a screw thread (12) on an operating section (13), which is coupled to the tensioning bracket (3) or to the busbar piece (2), in order to move the tensioning bracket relative to the busbar piece (2) during rotation of the operating cylinder (10, 19).