Current, Temperature, and the Tin-Plating Trade-Off
Unshrouded Design — What It Means for Alignment
No shroud around the pins — the header presents an open pin field after soldering. Mating alignment relies entirely on the receptacle housing's guide features, not the header. This is typical for board-to-board stacking where the mating connector provides the polarization and the header sits flush on the PCB.
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How It Compares to Lower-Position Siblings
The 72-position 68691-472HLF is the high-density end of a 2-row BERGSTIK® II run that also includes 40-position (68691-440HLF) and 20-position (68691-420HLF) variants. If your board layout only needs 40 or 20 positions, those siblings save cost and board space without changing the stack height or mating interface.