The closed-end housing gives a positive stop for the cable, preventing over-insertion during assembly. This is a free-hanging, right-angle cable exit receptacle — the IDC slots align the conductors parallel to the connector body, which keeps the harness profile low against the board edge. Typical use is a wire-to-board interconnect in consumer appliances, HVAC controls, and industrial panels where the 5-circuit count matches a sensor or control signal bundle.
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That matters if this receptacle is in a field-serviceable harness that gets disconnected and reconnected during maintenance.
There is no official second-source cross-reference for this exact MTA-100 5-position IDC receptacle; the 1-1703095-1 is a different pitch (0.197") and position count (4), so it is not a functional substitute.