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Rated at 250V with a UL94 V-0 housing and an operating temperature range of -55°C to 125°C, this receptacle is built for environments that see thermal cycling — industrial cabinets, telecom shelters, and server racks where the backplane runs warm and the connector must hold its insulation integrity. ## Press-Fit Termination — Solderless Backplane Assembly This avoids the thermal stress of wave or reflow soldering on a large multilayer board and makes individual connector replacement possible — a field-service advantage when a single power blade socket gets damaged. The through-hole mounting keeps the connector mechanically anchored to the board, and the press-fit interface is rated for the full 250V working voltage across the backplane. ## 10 Power Positions — All Circuits Loaded All 10 positions are loaded with power contacts — no signal or mixed-layout option in this variant. The contact layout is listed as 10 Power, so every circuit carries the same blade geometry. For a backplane power bus, this means the connector delivers a uniform current path across the row; the board designer sizes the trace width for each position identically. The single-row arrangement keeps the footprint narrow, which helps routing density on the backplane. ## Active Lifecycle and Compliance The base product number is 120953, and the -7 suffix indicates the specific configuration — gray housing, press-fit termination, 10 positions. For compliance files, the UL94 V-0 rating and the -55°C to 125°C operating range are the key environmental specs to pass through a design review.","metaTitle":"TE Connectivity 120953-7","metaDescription":"TE Connectivity 120953-7 UPM receptacle, 10 power positions, press-fit, 250V, UL94 V-0, -55°C to 125°C. Active production, ROHS3 compliant. 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The specific mating part number depends on the circuit count and termination style — confirm the header's position count and press-fit or solder-tail termination against the BOM."},{"question":"Is the 120953-7 RoHS compliant?","answer":"Yes, the 120953-7 is ROHS3 compliant, meeting the EU RoHS directive for restricted substances."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/120953-7","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/120953-7 when reusing this data. 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