What the 2.5 A rating means for your board
The 71363-202LF is an Open Top shunt from the Amphenol ICC (FCI) Mini-Jump™ series, designed to bridge two adjacent 0.025 inch square header pins on a 0.100 inch pitch grid. Rated at 2.5 A per contact, this shunt is suited for signal-level connections, configuration jumpers, or programming headers — not for power distribution where currents exceed that ceiling. The 30.0 µinch gold plating on the female sockets provides a low-resistance, corrosion-resistant interface for repeated mating cycles, typical in field-service or test-point applications.
Pitch and footprint match
The 0.360 inch (9.14 mm) height gives clearance above the board surface, fitting under low-profile enclosures or between stacked boards.
Plating choices: 30 µinch gold vs tin vs 15 µinch gold
Compared to the 71363-302LF with tin contacts (100 µinch thickness), the 30 µinch gold on this part offers lower contact resistance and higher corrosion resistance for environments with humidity or frequent cycling. The sibling 71363-102LF uses 15 µinch gold — half the gold thickness — making the 71363-202LF the better choice for applications demanding higher mating cycle life or more aggressive environments.