Side-Entry Power Block, 2 Positions at 10 mm Pitch
The 282838-2: The 10 mm pitch is generous — it gives you room for the M3 screw hardware and the rising cage clamp without crowding adjacent traces, and it keeps the creepage distance comfortable for the 600 V rating. Rated 13.5 A per position at 600 V, this block handles branch-circuit power levels — think industrial control panels, HVAC controllers, or power supply output terminals. The 16-30 AWG wire range covers everything from solid 16 AWG mains to fine-stranded 30 AWG signal taps, all secured by the rising cage clamp that pulls the wire into the current bar without damaging the strands. Side interlocking lets you gang multiple blocks side-by-side into a multi-position assembly on a single PCB footprint, sharing the same pitch and mounting hole pattern.
Position Count: 2 vs 4, 5, 6
The 282838-2 is the 2-position member of the Buchanan 282838 family. The same 10 mm pitch, 13.5 A rating, 600 V rating, and rising cage clamp carry across the line. If your BOM calls for 4 positions, the 282838-4 is the direct sibling — same green housing, same torque spec (0.68 Nm), same M3 screw thread. The 5-position (282838-5) and 6-position (282838-6) variants follow the same pattern. No other specs shift with the position count; the choice is purely the number of circuits you need to terminate.