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The 35° (145°) angle with the board lets the wire entry sit low, useful when the enclosure lid clears the connector by only a few millimetres. The rising cage clamp accepts solid or stranded wire from 30 AWG up to 12 AWG. Strip the insulation about 7 mm, insert the bare conductor into the clamp opening, and tighten the M3 screw to 0.79 Nm (7.0 Lb-In). The brass-nickel-plated screw drives a brass-tin-plated clamp that rises vertically, trapping the wire against the tin-plated brass current bar. The clamp does not rotate, so it will not twist or nick fine-stranded wire during termination. The interlocking side feature lets you key adjacent blocks together to build a multi-position assembly without a separate rail — the side dovetails snap together before soldering. The 5.00 mm pitch sets the hole pattern — each position needs a 1.3 mm to 1.6 mm plated-through hole depending on the pin diameter, though the exact footprint is in the product drawing. The 35° wire exit means the conductor runs at an angle to the board surface, not parallel to it, so the keep-out zone on the component side is a triangle rather than a rectangle. The through-hole pins anchor the block during wave solder; the PA66 housing handles the soldering thermal cycle without distortion. The single-level design means all three terminations are on the same plane, so wire routing is straightforward — no staggered levels to manage.","metaTitle":"TE Connectivity 796690-3 Buchanan Terminal Block, 3 Pos","metaDescription":"TE Connectivity 796690-3 Buchanan terminal block, 3 positions, 5.00 mm pitch, 17.5 A, 300 V, screw rising cage clamp, 35° angle, green housing.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":"Buchanan","packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":"RoHS 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":"3","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":"$1.6600","stockQuantity":0,"priceTiers":[{"qty":1,"price":"$1.66000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":10,"price":"$1.51600","currency":"USD"},{"qty":25,"price":"$1.47080","currency":"USD"},{"qty":50,"price":"$1.45580","currency":"USD"},{"qty":100,"price":"$1.35140","currency":"USD"},{"qty":250,"price":"$1.32896","currency":"USD"},{"qty":500,"price":"$1.20952","currency":"USD"},{"qty":1000,"price":"$1.08259","currency":"USD"},{"qty":5000,"price":"$0.97060","currency":"USD"}]},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.icsourcedirect.com/7f27af8fe3592862ad58f283bb763c46.pdf","sourceUrl":null},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"Where can I buy the TE Connectivity 796690-3 terminal block?","answer":"Submit an RFQ for your target quantity and lead-time window."},{"question":"What is the pitch and wire range for the 796690-3?","answer":"The pitch is 0.197\" (5.00 mm) and the wire range is 12-30 AWG. The 5.00 mm spacing gives adequate creepage for the 300 V rating and room for 12 AWG stranded wire without adjacent terminations shorting."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/796690-3","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/796690-3 when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-08-11T15:52:26.615Z","lastPublished":"2026-08-11T15:52:26.615Z","indexable":true}}