Multimate III+ Stamped Socket — 14-18 AWG Crimp Contact
This socket accepts 14-18 AWG stranded wire — the range covers common power and signal wiring in industrial and automotive harnesses. No solder, no insulation displacement — just a clean crimp through the wire barrel.
Plating Grade and Duty Cycle
For a crimp socket, this thickness matters because it survives the wipe during mating without exposing the base metal. In high-vibration or field-service applications where connectors get unmated and remated, the gold layer prevents fretting corrosion at the contact interface. Tin-plated contacts would gall after fewer cycles; this socket is specced for the long haul.