The TE Connectivity Metrimate 207018-1 is a 12-position receptacle housing with a 5.00 mm pitch across three rows. It's a free-hanging (in-line) shell that accepts male pin contacts via crimp termination — the contacts are ordered separately. The black thermoplastic insulation handles -55°C to 130°C, so it's at home in an engine bay or an industrial cabinet that sees seasonal temperature swings.
Contacts Are Not Included — What to Order Separately
This housing ships empty. The note is plain: contacts are not included. The housing accepts both crimp and solder termination, but crimp is the field-standard for the latch-lock shell because it gives a repeatable pull-force. Don't let a bare housing stall your build; order the terminals at the same time.
Mating Connector and Locking
The 207018-1 mates with a Metrimate plug header that carries female socket contacts — same 5.00 mm pitch, same 3-row count. The latch lock on this receptacle clicks into the mating plug's locking ramp; you'll hear it seat. No secondary retention is built into the housing, so the terminal lock in the crimp contact is what keeps the wire from backing out. For a field-service pull, depress the latch and the housing separates without tools.