The TE Connectivity 1-353293-8 is an 18-position receptacle in the Mini CT series, designed for mass-termination IDC (Insulation Displacement Connection) of discrete 26-28 AWG wire. The 1.50 mm pitch matches the conductor spacing on standard miniature ribbon cable — if your ribbon pitch is anything else, the IDC slots will land between conductors instead of onto them, so confirm that match before the press fixture is set up. The closed-end housing means there is no pass-through for daisy-chain wiring; each wire terminates at its own slot and stops at the back wall. Tin-plated female sockets handle the contact interface, which is fine for low-cycle internal harness work but not for frequent field disconnect duty where gold would be the call.
Termination and wire preparation
The supported wire gauge range is 26-28 AWG discrete wire; stay within that range because an undersized conductor may not make reliable contact and an oversized one can damage the slot geometry.
For a BOM line that needs the 18-position Mini CT IDC receptacle, submit an RFQ with the target quantity and lead-time window.