AMP-Latch 34-Position IDC Receptacle
The TE Connectivity AMP-Latch 1-1658526-8 is a 34-position IDC receptacle designed for mass-termination to 28-30 AWG ribbon cable. The 0.100" (2.54mm) pitch and dual-row 0.100" row spacing align directly with standard 34-conductor ribbon cable, so the cable lays in without staggering. The IDC termination pierces all 34 conductors simultaneously in one press operation — no wire stripping or individual crimping, which keeps harness assembly time low on a medium-density parallel bus. The blue housing carries a polarizing key that prevents the receptacle from being mated upside-down to the matching header — a practical safeguard on a production line or in field service where the cable orientation might not be obvious. Free-hanging (in-line) mounting means the receptacle floats on the cable; the board-side header provides the mechanical anchor. The 34-position count maps one-to-one to a 34-conductor ribbon cable, so there is no unused conductor or skipped pin — it fills the full width of the cable.
The IDC termination is the defining feature here: the receptacle accepts 28-30 AWG ribbon cable, and the insulation-displacement slots are sized for that wire range. A standard IDC hand press or pneumatic tool seats the cable in one stroke. The gold-plated female socket contacts wipe the header pins on insertion, and the 30.0µin gold thickness supports a high number of mating cycles without degradation — useful for test fixtures or modular I/O that gets swapped regularly. The blue housing colour is a visual identifier on the harness — if your build uses multiple AMP-Latch receptacles at different positions, the colour helps the assembler pick the right one without reading the part number on every connector.
The 1-1658526-8 is active and ROHS3 compliant. No official cross-reference or direct equivalent is on record, but the base product number 1658526 covers the AMP-Latch series — the -8 suffix is the 34-position variant.