The 282836-3: It uses a screw-driven rising cage clamp — the screw (M3 thread) tightens a clamp that pulls the wire against a current bar, giving a gas-tight connection without damaging the conductor. The green polyamide (PA66) housing carries a 13.5 A current rating at 300 V, making it suited for power distribution on a PCB rather than signal-level interconnects.
13.5 A at 300 V — Power-Level Rating on a 5 mm Pitch
The 13.5 A per-position current rating is the headline spec here — that is a power-level rating for a 5.00 mm pitch block, not a signal terminal. The 300 V voltage rating gives enough headroom for 240 VAC line-voltage applications in industrial control panels or HVAC equipment. The 16-30 AWG wire range covers solid and stranded conductors; for the upper end of that range (16-20 AWG), the rising cage clamp will grip the full cross-section without cold flow. The torque spec of 0.68 Nm (6 Lb-In) is the factory-recommended value — overtightening can strip the M3 brass screw or crack the PA66 housing.
Interlocking Side Feature — Ganging Multiple Blocks
The interlocking (side) feature means this 3-position block can be mechanically snapped together with adjacent 282836-series blocks to form a multi-position strip. This is a practical alternative to ordering a single wider block, especially if the PCB layout has space constraints or you need to mix different wire gauges across positions.