The TE 164533-4 is a 25-position D-Sub receptacle housing from the AMPLIMITE HDP-20 series, built for crimp-contact field assembly. It uses the standard DB-25 shell layout (3, DB, B) with two rows of signal contacts. The steel shell is tin-plated for EMI shielding continuity when mated with a conductive backshell. Black glass-filled PBT dielectric, unthreaded flange for slide-lock or screw-lock hardware.
Contacts Not Included — What You Need
This housing ships empty. The note is explicit: contacts are not included. You need the matching AMPLIMITE HDP-20 female crimp contact — typically part numbers in the 1-66506 or 66569 range — and a hand crimp tool. The housing accepts signal-gauge wire, and the crimp terminals are inserted from the rear and retained by a metal clip inside the shell. No soldering; the whole assembly is field-repairable one contact at a time.
Mating and Assembly
Mates with any standard DB-25 male plug housing from the same AMPLIMITE HDP-20 series — the male counterpart is a plug for male contacts. The unthreaded flange accepts standard D-Sub hardware (4-40 jackscrews or slide locks) to secure the pair. For a finished cable assembly, add a metal or plastic backshell that clamps the cable jacket and grounds to the shell. The tin-plated steel shell gives a solid ground path through the backshell to the cable shield.