The TE Connectivity AMP-Latch 1658622-6 is a 26-position IDC receptacle designed for mass-termination to 26-28 AWG ribbon cable. The forked contact design pierces the insulation on termination, giving a gas-tight connection that holds up in moderate-vibration equipment racks and peripheral cabling. The black housing carries a polarizing key and feed-through feature — the key prevents mis-mating with the header, and the feed-through lets you daisy-chain cable runs without a separate breakout.
Contact Plating and Termination — What Drives the Fit
For a harness that gets reconnected during field service or test, this matters. The IDC termination is a one-shot operation: strip the ribbon cable, align it in the press, and the forked contacts cut through the insulation. No crimp tool, no individual wire stripping. On-site rework means replacing the whole receptacle, not re-pinning a single circuit, but the IDC press is a standard tool that fits in a service kit.
The AMP-Latch 1658622-6 is listed as Active on the lifecycle record. No obsolescence notice, no last-time-buy window. RoHS compliant.