The Molex 0950097667 is a 6-position, 6-contact (6P6C) modular jack from the 95009 series, wired for RJ11, RJ12, RJ14, and RJ25 pinouts. It is a right-angle, through-hole connector rated Category 3 — meaning it handles voice and 10BASE-T Ethernet but not 100BASE-TX or faster data rates. The unshielded housing and gold-plated contacts (50.0µin / 1.27µm) suit it for indoor telecom equipment, PBX systems, and point-of-sale terminals where the cabling run stays under 100 metres and the environment is dry.
Why the 50.0µin Gold Matters
The contact finish thickness — 50.0µin (1.27µm) gold over the copper alloy base — is heavier than the 15–30µin flash found on consumer-grade jacks. That extra gold buys more mating cycles before the base metal shows through, which matters if this jack lives in a field-service panel or a test fixture where the plug gets inserted and removed dozens of times over the product life. The board lock complements this by holding the connector body down through wave solder so the jack does not lift off the board when the cable is yanked.
Right-Angle Through-Hole — What the Board Layout Needs
The 90° right-angle orientation with through-hole solder tails is the standard footprint for a PCB-edge RJ jack. The single-row, single-port layout keeps the keep-out zone narrow — useful when you are packing multiple jacks side by side on a line card. The housing is a glass-filled polyester, which holds up to wave solder temperatures without warping.
It is ROHS3 Compliant and carries a Category 3 rating.