What this connector is
The Amphenol 87916-116HLF is the 16-position single-row member of the BERGSTIK II board-to-board header series. It is an unshrouded male pin header with square phosphor bronze contacts, through-hole solder termination, and a push-pull fastening type — designed to mate with a matching BERGSTIK II receptacle in a perpendicular board-to-board stacking configuration. The housing is black polyphenylene sulfide rated UL94 V-0. All 16 positions are loaded.
Ratings that drive the fit decision
Pitch is 0.100" (2.54 mm) — the standard 2.54 mm grid used across the BERGSTIK II series, so the board footprint matches any other member at this pitch regardless of position count. Circuit count is 16; the key BOM check is whether your board stack calls for exactly 16 signals in one row. Current rating is 5 A per contact at the listed voltage of 110 V — this is a signal-duty header carrying one rating pair, not a power bus with per-contact derating. The contact finish is gold or Gold GXT on the mating surface at 30.0 µin (0.76 µm) over the phosphor bronze base; the plating grade and thickness indicate sufficient mating-cycle life for repeated matings without the tin whiskering risk of tin-only finishes. Mating length is 0.830" (21.08 mm); post length is 0.128" (3.25 mm). The long mating length means the pin engages deep into the receptacle — important for board-to-board stack geometry where the mated interface sits above the board surface and the protruding pin length affects the keep-out zone on the bottom board.
Sourcing posture
Listed as Active with no official successor or cross-reference. The base product number 87916 defines the series family and 0.100" pitch specifies the BERGSTIK II footprint — any variant with matching circuit count is the cross-check candidate. Quoted to order against BOM quantity, sourced per RFQ.