The Amphenol BERGSTIK® II 68695-172 is a 72-position dual-row male pin header on a standard 0.100" (2.54 mm) pitch — the same pitch as legacy DIP packages and ribbon-cable IDC connectors, so the footprint fits a familiar grid. Rated 5 A per contact at 110 V, with 30.0 µ" (0.76 µm) gold or Gold GXT™ plating on the mating surface — a plating thickness that supports hundreds of mating cycles in a controlled environment without significant wear.
72 positions across two rows at 0.100" pitch means the board footprint is a 2 x 36 grid with 0.100" row spacing — a dense but routable pattern for signal-level traces. The 0.230" (5.84 mm) mating pin length provides enough wipe for a standard box-header receptacle; the 0.090" (2.29 mm) solder post length is short, so the board thickness and plated-through-hole depth need to be checked against the post for proper solder fillet formation. Insulation height of 0.190" (4.83 mm) above the board leaves clearance for passives or traces running under the header body.