68-Position Ribbon Cable Receptacle for Parallel Signal Bundles
The TE Connectivity 1734098-7 is a 68-position receptacle from the CHAMP.050 I series, designed to mass-terminate ribbon cable via IDC (insulation displacement) contacts. It mounts free-hanging — no board lock or panel flange — so it lives at the cable end, plugging into a matching header on a backplane or I/O card. Outer shroud contacts mean the signal pins are recessed inside the shell, which protects them from damage during alignment and mating. This is the kind of connector you see on printer cables, test-equipment I/O, or internal ribbon harnesses in industrial controllers.
IDC Termination — No Stripping, No Soldering
IDC termination presses ribbon cable conductors onto bifurcated contact tines that slice through insulation and grip the conductor.
