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The clamp material is brass with tin plating; the screw is brass with nickel plating. The contact material is brass with tin plating. This is a field-proven termination for solid and stranded wire in panel and control cabinet wiring. The housing is polyamide (PA66) in green, a single-level design with 12 positions. The side interlocking feature (Interlocking (Side)) allows multiple blocks to be ganged together side-by-side to create a multi-position assembly — common in control panels where the circuit count exceeds 12 and a continuous terminal strip is desired. ## Wiring and Torque: What the Screw-Clamp Specs Mean The wire gauge range is 12-30 AWG — that covers most control-circuit and power-distribution wiring. The M3 screw with a specified torque of 0.79 Nm (7.0 Lb-In) is the correct setting for the rising cage clamp. Over-torquing strips the brass threads or damages the conductor; under-torquing leaves a high-resistance joint that heats under load. Use a calibrated torque driver set to that value. The screw is brass with nickel plating, which prevents galling during repeated terminations. The contact material is brass with tin plating, matching the clamp for galvanic compatibility.","metaTitle":"TE Buchanan 1-796690-2 Terminal Block, 12 Pos, 5.00mm","metaDescription":"TE Connectivity Buchanan 1-796690-2 PCB terminal block, 12 positions, 0.197\" (5.00mm) pitch, 17.5 A, 300 V, 35° wire exit, rising cage clamp. Sourced to order.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":"Buchanan","packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":"RoHS non-compliant","productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["Wire-to-Board Connectors","Wire-to-Board Headers"],"specifications":{"Mfr":"TE Connectivity AMP Connectors","Color":"Green","Pitch":"0.197\\\" (5.00mm)","Series":"Buchanan","Current":"17.5 A","Package":"Bulk","Voltage":"300 V","Features":"Interlocking (Side)","Wire Gauge":"12-30 AWG","Screw Thread":"M3","Mounting Type":"Through Hole","Product Status":"Active","Torque - Screw":"0.79 Nm (7.0 Lb-In)","lifecycle_stage":"unknown","Housing Material":"Polyamide (PA66), Nylon 6/6","Number of Levels":"1","Wire Termination":"Screw - Rising Cage Clamp","Mating Orientation":"35° (145°) Angle with Board","Base Product Number":"796690","Positions Per Level":"12","Operating Temperature":"-","Clamp Material - Plating":"Brass - Tin Plated","Screw Material - Plating":"Brass - Nickel Plated","Contact Material - Plating":"Brass - Tin Plated"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$10.9800","stockQuantity":0,"priceTiers":[{"qty":1,"price":"$10.98000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":10,"price":"$9.93000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":25,"price":"$9.66720","currency":"USD"},{"qty":50,"price":"$9.29940","currency":"USD"},{"qty":100,"price":"$8.61640","currency":"USD"},{"qty":250,"price":"$8.56392","currency":"USD"},{"qty":500,"price":"$8.24866","currency":"USD"},{"qty":1000,"price":"$7.35550","currency":"USD"}]},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.icsourcedirect.com/6eb2a867a2eee6cfb2b5c6d138a8f208.pdf","sourceUrl":null},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"Is the 1-796690-2 RoHS compliant?","answer":"No, the 1-796690-2 is listed as RoHS non-compliant. If your BOM requires RoHS compliance, this part will not meet that requirement."},{"question":"What is the current rating of the 1-796690-2?","answer":"This is the per-position current limit for the screw-clamp termination."},{"question":"What wire gauge does the 1-796690-2 accept?","answer":"It accepts 12-30 AWG wire. The screw rising-cage clamp with M3 screw torqued to 0.79 Nm (7.0 Lb-In) secures the conductor."},{"question":"Does the Buchanan 1-796690-2 have an interlocking feature?","answer":"Yes, it has side interlocking, allowing multiple blocks to be ganged together into a continuous terminal strip."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/1-796690-2","citationPolicyUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/llms.txt","source":"IC Source Direct","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"IC Source Direct\" and link https://icsourcedirect.com/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/1-796690-2 when reusing this data. 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