The FCI 69189-108HLF is an 8-position, single-row BergStik® II unshrouded header with a 0.100" (2.54 mm) pitch — the standard footprint for board-to-board and wire-to-board interconnects in this series. It carries male square pins with 30.0 µ" gold on the mating surface, rated 5 A per contact at 110 V, and terminates via through-hole solder tails in a right-angle orientation. The black UL94 V-0 housing and phosphor bronze contacts suit it for signal and moderate-power links inside enclosed equipment.
Key Specs and Fit
The 0.100" pitch is the de facto standard for BergStik headers — it sets the PCB hole pattern and mates with any BergStik II receptacle or IDC socket at the same pitch. The 8 positions are fully loaded, so the BOM circuit count matches the pin count directly. The 30.0 µ" gold plating on the mating side supports repeated connect/disconnect cycles without contact fretting, while the solder tails are tin-plated for reliable wave-solder wetting. Right-angle through-hole mounting places the pins parallel to the board surface, which is useful for board-edge cable exits or mezzanine stacking where the mated height is set by the receptacle. The unshrouded design gives easy access for probing and manual mating, but offers no keying — the mating half must be aligned by the PCB layout or a separate alignment feature.