The Amphenol BERGSTIK 75160-322-36LF is a 36-position, single-row, unshrouded male pin header on a 0.100" (2.54 mm) pitch. It belongs to the BERGSTIK series of industry-standard breakaway headers, designed for board-to-board interconnect applications where a low-profile, cost-effective pin header is needed. This is standard for BERGSTIK headers and matches the corresponding female socket strip or IDC receptacle from the same series. The insulation height of 0.100" (2.54 mm) keeps the header low above the board surface, and the overall contact length of 0.525" (13.34 mm) with a 0.305" (7.75 mm) mating length and 0.120" (3.05 mm) solder tail gives a clear board standoff and through-hole depth. The phosphor bronze contacts provide good spring properties and conductivity for the rated current. All 36 positions are loaded — no empty pin locations to work around.
For vibration-prone environments, a mating half with a locking ramp or a board lock on the header side would be preferred, but this part carries no such feature. The tin plating is compatible with tin or gold-plated receptacle contacts; gold-to-tin mating is acceptable but accelerates tin wear on repeated cycles.
Board Layout Considerations
For the board layout engineer: the 0.100" pitch and single-row footprint require a row of 36 plated through-holes on 0.100" centers. The 0.120" (3.05 mm) solder post length fits standard 0.062" to 0.093" PCB thicknesses. No shrouding means no keep-out for a plastic wall; the mating receptacle must align to the pin tips directly.