What This Header Is
What the Ratings Mean for Fit
5 A per contact covers the full 18 circuits of this board-to-board header at 0.100 inch (2.54 mm) pitch. The phosphor bronze base material supports that current without the flex-life concerns of beryllium copper at this duty level. Contact length of 0.360 inch (9.14 mm) from insulator face to post tip — the full overall length is 0.820 inch (20.83 mm) — gives adequate standoff for wave or hand-solder through-hole insertion with standard PCB thicknesses. The 0.100 inch insulation height matches standard 2.54 mm board stack spacing in dual-row configurations, so the mated height is predictable against most BERGSTIK II receptacles.
Where It Goes
Board-to-board header at 0.100 inch pitch is the workhorse of low-speed signal distribution, backplane card-edge transition, and test-point arrays in industrial control, instrumentation, and telecom infrastructure. The unshrouded form factor suits panel-mount or enclosed applications where the housing provides polarisation — the BERGSTIK II line is specified across industrial automation and process-control equipment where 110 V rated isolation is sufficient and the UL94 V-0 rating closes the flammability envelope for confined spaces. Amphenol flags this part as Active — sourced to order against BOM quantity with no stated last-time-buy or successor on record. The BERGSTIK II series is a long-run Amphenol line with consistent pad-pattern compatibility across position counts, which means the 18-position footprint is pin-compatible with any other 2-row 9-per-row BERGSTIK II header at the same pitch.
What to Confirm Before Specifying
The 95687-118HLF ships in a bag with all 18 positions loaded. Verify the mating receptacle carries the matching 2-row 0.100 inch grid and that the housing polarisation slot aligns with your board keying — the push-pull latch on the header requires a compatible locking feature on the receptacle to stay mated under vibration. UL94 V-0 covers the housing; confirm your application environment does not require a higher temperature-rated material above the 0.100 inch insulator height.