What this connector is
The FCI 75160-148-36LF is the 36-position member of the BERGSTIK unshrouded male pin header series, built for board-to-board stacking at 0.100-inch (2.54 mm) pitch. Through-hole push-pull termination; square male pins mate into the matching BERGSTIK receptacle or IDC header. All 36 circuits are loaded, and the push-pull fastening type means the mating action is a simple push-in — no locking latch on the header itself, so the receptacle side carries the retention. Contact material is phosphor bronze, plated gold GXT to 30 µin (0.76 µm) on the mating surface. The 5 A per-circuit rating at this pitch is solid for a signal or low-power distribution header — the gold thickness is the key durability indicator here, governing how many mate/de-mate cycles the contact interface will survive before the plating wears through. Insulation is black UL94 V-0 thermoplastic, with an insulation height of 0.100 inch (2.54 mm) — the same as the pitch, so the header sits flush with the board surface on both sides of the mated pair. Overall contact length is 0.425 inch (10.80 mm), giving 0.095 inch (2.41 mm) of tail length beyond the board for wave or hand-soldering. Operating temperature runs to 130 °C — well above most enclosed-board or powered-system ambient peaks — and the 110 V rating covers signal and low-voltage power bus use within that thermal envelope.
Where it goes
Board-to-board headers at 0.100-inch pitch are the standard interconnects for low-density signal routing between parallel boards, mezzanine stacking, and diagnostic/debug access headers on populated assemblies. The unshrouded design keeps the pin OD clean for use in through-hole test fixtures. This series is common in industrial control modules, power supplies, and legacy instrumentation — the 36-position count suits mid-density distribution buses or multi-signal harness breakouts.