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Rated 13.5 A per position at 300 V, this block handles moderate-power distribution on a PCB — think industrial controller outputs, HVAC relay panels, or power supply terminal strips. The green polyamide housing carries a UL94 V-0 rating (implied by the PA66 material grade typical of Buchanan blocks), and the side interlocking feature lets you snap multiple blocks together into a longer strip without needing a separate jumper bar. ## Wire Termination and Torque — What the Rising Cage Clamp Needs The 284094-7 uses a screw-actuated rising cage clamp. The M3 screw takes a specified torque of 0.68 Nm (6 Lb-In) — that's the sweet spot where the clamp grips the conductor without stripping the brass threads or cracking the PA66 housing. Under-torque it and the wire can pull out under vibration; over-torque it and you risk thread damage on the brass-nickel screw. The clamp and screw are both brass with nickel plating, which resists corrosion in panel environments. The contact pad on the PCB side is brass with tin plating — tin is fine for the few insertion cycles a terminal block sees, and it avoids the galvanic mismatch that gold can create with tin-plated board traces. Wire range is 16-30 AWG; solid or stranded both work, but ferruled stranded wire seats more consistently in the cage. ## Side Interlocking and Ganging Multiple Blocks The side interlocking feature lets you snap this block together with adjacent Buchanan blocks of the same pitch to build a multi-position strip. The mechanical key on the side aligns the housings and keeps the row straight. ## Mounting Orientation and PCB Layout Notes This block mates with the wire entry on top (vertical with board orientation). The pins exit the bottom of the housing and go through-hole into the PCB.","metaTitle":"TE Connectivity Buchanan 284094-7","metaDescription":"TE Connectivity Buchanan 284094-7 terminal block, 7 positions, 5.08 mm pitch, 13.5 A, 300 V, green, rising cage clamp. 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