Beau 38760 — 14-Circuit Barrier Block
The Molex 387600114 is a 14-circuit dual-row barrier block from the Beau 38760 series, finished in black with a 0.375 inch (9.53 mm) pitch and a flange-mount body for chassis or panel installation. Top termination is screw-type with a closed bottom — wire enters from above, the screw clamps the conductor against a steel saddle. The dual-wall (2-barrier) housing physically separates adjacent circuits, reducing the chance of a tool or stray strand bridging two poles under maintenance.
What the Ratings Mean for the Fit
The 0.375 inch pitch defines the centre-to-centre spacing of each circuit pair — when laying out the panel cutout, the overall strip length is pitch multiplied by (circuits minus one) plus end-barrier thickness. With 28 wire entries across 14 circuits, each circuit accepts two wires on the same termination screw, which is useful for daisy-chaining neutrals or signal commons without adding jumpers.
Where Barrier Blocks Fit
Barrier strips are the backbone interconnect in industrial control panels, motor control centres, and power distribution assemblies — they terminate field wiring to a fixed, accessible node that a technician can trace without a schematic. The Beau 38760 flange-mount variant is used where the strip must be secured to a metal sub-panel or DIN-rail adaptor plate, preventing it from shifting under repeated wire insertion torque or vibration in the enclosure.