Current and Contact Life with Tin Plating
Tin is the workhorse for low-cycle applications — expect 50–100 mating cycles before fretting corrosion raises contact resistance. For a board that is assembled once and rarely reworked, tin is the cost-effective choice.
Mating Half and Breakaway Flexibility
This is a breakaway header — the 7-position strip can be snapped from a longer pin strip during manufacturing.
