Board Layout Fit: Pitch, Positions, and Footprint
The 67996-220HTLF: With 20 positions across two rows at 0.100" row spacing, the header occupies a 10-position-wide footprint per row, leaving room for trace routing between pads on a 2-layer board.
Current and Contact: What 3 A per Pin Means in Practice
In a 20-position header carrying 3 A on every pin, the total current through the connector is 60 A, but the per-contact derating curve (not shown here) typically reduces that above 85 °C ambient. For a board-to-board interconnect that stays mated for the product life, this is more than adequate; for a test-point header cycled weekly, expect the gold to wear through after several hundred insertions.
Sourcing and Lifecycle: Active, Orderable, No Surprises
The base product number 67996 covers a family of unshrouded headers in this series; the -220HTLF suffix specifies the 20-position, 2-row, gold-plated variant.