{"schemaVersion":"matrix-product-facts/v1","identity":{"mpn":"5406296-1","brand":"TE Connectivity AMP Connectors","brandSlug":"te-connectivity-amp-connectors","productSlug":"5406296-1","canonicalUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/5406296-1","factsUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/api/mcp/products/5406296-1","rawCanonicalId":null},"summary":{"shortDescription":"TE Connectivity, RJ45 jack, 8p8c (8 position 8 contact), right-angle, through-hole solder, shielded with EMI finger, gold 50.0µin plating, Cat5 rated, tray package.","salesMarkdown":"## TE 5406296-1: Shielded Cat5 RJ45 Jack for Board-Mount Ethernet ## What the Cat5 Rating and Shielding Mean for Signal Integrity The Cat5 rating on this jack means it's characterised for 100 MHz operation — sufficient for 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet over short links) in a controlled environment. What the rating doesn't say is that the EMI finger shield is the part that actually makes the link reliable in a noisy box. The fingers contact the panel cutout or chassis ground before the signal pins engage, shunting ESD and coupled noise away from the transformer. If your board layout has the jack near a heatsink fan header or a DC-DC converter, the shielded shell with EMI fingers is the difference between a link that trains at power-up and one that drops packets under load. This is a right-angle (90°) through-hole solder jack, tab direction down. The through-hole tails give a stronger mechanical anchor than an SMT version would — important when the cable is tugged or the jack is in a panel-mount application where the PCB carries the strain. The single-row 8p8c contact layout matches the standard RJ45 footprint; the board guide posts on the housing locate the part during wave solder and take some shear off the solder joints when the cable is dressed. Tray packaging means the jacks are aligned in a single orientation for pick-and-place or hand-loading — no tape-and-reel feeding issues with a right-angle part that wants to tip. The tray packaging means the unit cost scales with tray quantity; a blanket order covering several trays typically improves the per-unit price.","metaTitle":"TE Connectivity 5406296-1, RJ45 Jack 8p8c R/A Shielded, Cat5","metaDescription":"TE 5406296-1 modular jack, 8p8c (RJ45), right-angle through-hole, shielded with EMI finger, gold 50.0µin, Cat5 rated, -40°C to 85°C. Active, ROHS3.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":"ROHS3 Compliant","productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["Modular / RJ Connectors","Modular Jacks (RJ)"],"specifications":{"Mfr":"TE Connectivity AMP Connectors","Series":"-","Package":"Tray","Ratings":"Cat5","Features":"Board Guide","LED Color":"Does Not Contain LED","Shielding":"Shielded, EMI Finger","Orientation":"90° Angle (Right)","Termination":"Solder","Mounting Type":"Through Hole","Tab Direction":"Down","Connector Type":"Jack","Contact Finish":"Gold","Number of Rows":"1","Product Status":"Active","Number of Ports":"1","lifecycle_stage":"unknown","Contact Material":"Phosphor Bronze","Housing Material":"Polyamide (PA), Nylon","Ingress Protection":"-","Base Product Number":"5406296","Operating Temperature":"-40°C ~ 85°C","Contact Finish Thickness":"50.0µin (1.27µm)","Number of Positions/Contacts":"8p8c (RJ45, Ethernet)"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$5.2900","priceTiers":[{"qty":1,"price":"$5.29000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":10,"price":"$4.63600","currency":"USD"},{"qty":25,"price":"$4.51520","currency":"USD"},{"qty":80,"price":"$4.41800","currency":"USD"},{"qty":240,"price":"$4.15100","currency":"USD"},{"qty":480,"price":"$4.12673","currency":"USD"},{"qty":960,"price":"$3.85970","currency":"USD"},{"qty":2400,"price":"$3.44703","currency":"USD"}]},"links":{"datasheetUrl":null,"sourceUrl":null,"alternativesUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/api/mcp/products/5406296-1/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"Where can I buy the TE 5406296-1 and how is it quoted?","answer":"Submit an RFQ for your target quantity to get a firm price and lead time."},{"question":"Is the 5406296-1 RoHS compliant?","answer":"Yes, the 5406296-1 is ROHS3 compliant. No separate RoHS variant is needed — this order code covers the compliant version."},{"question":"What is the 5406296-1 compatible with for Cat5e or Cat6?","answer":"The 5406296-1 is rated Cat5, which covers 100 MHz operation. It is not formally characterised for Cat5e or Cat6 standards, though it may pass link margin on short, well-laid-out PCB traces. For a guaranteed Cat6 or Cat6a link, select a jack explicitly rated for those categories."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/5406296-1","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/5406296-1 when reusing this data. 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