What this connector is
The Amphenol FCI 86832-116HLF is the 16-position member of the BERGSTIK II dual-row board-to-board header family. Unshrouded male pins on a 0.100-inch (2.54 mm) pitch with square contact geometry sit in a black UL94 V-0 insulator — the package is a bagged through-hole header intended for solder termination directly into the PCB. Phosphor bronze contacts carry gold or Gold GXT plating at 30.0 µin (0.76 µm) thickness on the mating face, rated 5 A per circuit at the listed voltage. Push-pull fastening holds the mating half without a jackscrew or locking latch.
What the key ratings mean
Pitch at 0.100 inch (2.54 mm) is the industry-standard header grid — the board footprint accepts any 0.100-inch dual-row IDC receptacle or ribbon-cable housing in the same position count. The 5 A per-circuit rating reflects the phosphor bronze contact's current-carrying capacity in free air at the listed temperature; at dual-row density the thermal stacking of adjacent circuits in a fully loaded header governs the practical derating well before the individual contact limit is reached. The 30.0 µin (0.76 µm) gold or Gold GXT plating on the mating face is a mid-grade precious-metal finish — well above flash gold for cycle life, but the GXT variant improves gastight seating under vibration compared to plain gold. Row spacing matches the mating pitch at 0.100 inch (2.54 mm), so the dual-row stack is perfectly orthogonal — no rotational keying beyond the keyway on the mating housing if one is used. The post length of 0.100 inch (2.54 mm) and overall contact length of 0.525 inch (13.34 mm) define the through-hole lead-in and the total seating plane height in the mated assembly.
Compliance and quality rating
The insulator carries a UL94 V-0 flammability rating — the highest classification in the UL94 hierarchy. This is the relevant safety rating for board-level assemblies in enclosed equipment where flame propagation is a design concern.
Sourcing
Listed Active. The 86832-116HLF is a board-to-board header — sourced against BOM quantity by RFQ. The BERGSTIK II series is a long-running Amphenol FCI product line; within the series the base product number 86832 defines the position-count family. No official successor order code exists for this part number.