DuoPlug IDC Receptacle, 6-Position, 0.098" Pitch — Discrete Wire Termination
The TE Connectivity DuoPlug 3-829868-6 is a 6-position, single-row IDC receptacle in a gray housing, designed for mass-termination to discrete 22 AWG wire. The 0.098" (2.50mm) pitch matches the conductor spacing on standard 0.098"-pitch ribbon cable, but this part is specified for discrete wire — not ribbon — so the termination fixture and wire preparation differ from a ribbon IDC press. The 'Mates to PCB' feature means this receptacle is built to mate directly with a PCB-mounted header, not a cable-mounted plug; the mating half is a TE DuoPlug header soldered to the board. For 22 AWG discrete wire, the insulation diameter and wall thickness must fall within the slot range; a standard IDC press tool (hand or pneumatic) seats the wire in one stroke. No wire stripping is needed, but the wire must be straight and perpendicular to the connector axis before the press.
Tin Contacts and Termination Reality
The female socket contacts are finished in tin. The 6-position count is common for small I/O interfaces, actuator/sensor harnesses, and control signal runs where six conductors cover the circuit count. The gray color is a visual identifier on the harness; no functional difference from natural or black DuoPlug housings.
No last-time-buy or phase-out notice exists. The base product number is 829868; the full order code includes the 3- prefix and -6 suffix for the 6-position variant.