10-Position Angled-Entry Terminal Block for Tight Enclosures
What the 35° Wire Entry Means for Your Enclosure Fit
The 35° (145°) mating orientation is the key differentiator from the vertical-entry sibling 1-1546073-0, which shares the same 10-position count, 5.08 mm pitch, 17.5 A rating, and M3 screw torque. The angled entry routes wires flat against the PCB, reducing the height above the board by roughly the wire bend radius — a real advantage when the enclosure lid clearance is under 20 mm. The vertical-entry version (1-1546073-0) is better when wires drop straight down into a wiring duct below the board.
Screw Torque and Wire Termination — Field Reliability
The rising cage clamp termination accepts 12-30 AWG wire and uses an M3 brass screw with a specified torque of 0.79 Nm (7.0 Lb-In). The clamp material is brass with nickel plating, and the contact surface is brass with tin plating — the tin-on-brass interface is standard for screw-terminal connections where the connection is made by the clamp force, not by the plating metallurgy. The interlocking (side) feature lets you snap multiple 1-1546074-0 blocks together side-by-side to build a larger terminal strip without needing a separate end barrier or jumper system.