17-Pin Breakaway Header at 0.100" Pitch
The 1-104344-5 is a single-row, 17-position breakaway header from TE's AMPMODU Mod II series. All 17 positions are loaded, so the BOM position count matches the pin count. The 30 µinch gold on the mating face supports repeated connect/disconnect cycles — in a bench-test or field-service role where the header is cycled a few times a year, that gold thickness buys decades of reliable contact before wear-through.
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The contact finish on the post is tin-lead (100 µinch), a legacy solder finish that is not RoHS-compliant by current standards. If your assembly process requires a lead-free bill of materials, this header is not a fit — the tin-lead post will not wet with lead-free solder profiles.
Through-Hole Mount with Kinked Pin Retention
Termination is kinked pin, solder — the kink in the post provides mechanical retention in the plated through-hole during wave solder, holding the header square to the board before the solder joint solidifies. The unshrouded, push-pull fastening means the header has no latch or shroud wall — the mating receptacle relies on friction from the contact beams alone. In a high-vibration environment, a shrouded header with a locking ramp would be a better choice; this one is suited for low-vibration bench or rack-mount gear where the cable is strain-relieved separately.