Board-Space Fit and Current Ceiling
The 2 A per-contact rating is the thermal ceiling at the housing's UL94 V-0 polyamide material limit; at this pitch, the current density is constrained more by the contact beam cross-section than the tin plating.
Position Count Variants in the ZPD Series
The ZPD series offers 12-position (SM12B-ZPDSS-TF(LF)(SN)), 14-position (this part), and 16-position (SM16B-ZPDSS-TF(LF)(SN)) headers, all sharing the same 1.50 mm pitch, SMT right-angle footprint, and shrouded 4-wall design. All three are active and RoHS compliant, making BOM scaling across variants straightforward.
The SM14B-ZPDSS-TF(LF)(SN) is a shrouded header designed to mate with JST ZPD series crimp-style receptacle housings. Termination is SMT solder to the PCB — the tape-and-reel packaging (TR) supports automated pick-and-place assembly.