What this is
The B10P-VH is a 10-circuit single-row Molex VH header with a 0.156-inch (3.96 mm) pitch, rated 10 A per circuit at 250 V — a workhorse power-interconnect header used across industrial controls, appliances, and harness assemblies where board-to-cable routing needs a locking, shrouded male pin to mate with the matching VH receptacle housing.
Plating grade and what it means
Board fit and stacking
Through-hole solder termination with a 0.146-inch (3.70 mm) post length and 0.575-inch (14.60 mm) overall contact length. Mated stacking height is 16.5 mm, which governs the z-height budget when this header sits in a board-stacking or panel-mount configuration. The shroud is 1-wall, providing keying and stub protection on one side — confirm your panel cutout or housing groove aligns with the shroud orientation before committing the BOM line.
Where the class is used
Board-to-cable headers in the 3.96 mm pitch class are common in industrial automation, HVAC controls, power supplies, and white-goods appliances — anywhere a durable, locking, through-hole header needs to bridge a PCB to a harness without an intermediate cable assembly. The locking ramp keeps the housing seated under vibration; the PA66 nylon body carries UL94 V-0 for flame-retardancy in enclosed equipment.
Compliance and sourcing
The B10P-VH is listed Active, but the series carries a RoHS non-compliant status — a critical flag for any new design targeting EU or Asia-pacific markets. If RoHS compliance is a BOM requirement, the standard VH header in this configuration will not pass; check whether an equivalent RoHS-compliant variant exists in the series or whether a design respin is needed. Quoted to order against BOM quantity. Confirm your panel layout against the 16.5 mm mated stacking height and the 1-wall shroud orientation before committing the line.