Contact Rating and Mating Life
The 1-2842154-0: The gold mating finish at 3.94 µinch (0.100 µm) is a flash plating; it prevents oxidation during storage and first few mates, but it is not rated for the hundreds of cycles a thicker gold (15+ µinch) would handle. For a board that mates a handful of times over its life, this is fine. For a field-service connector cycled quarterly, the tin post finish on the tail side is the workhorse.
