Board-Layout Fit for a DIP Header
The TE Connectivity 746611-7 is an 8-position AMP-Latch DIP header designed for IDC termination to 0.050" (1.27mm) pitch ribbon cable. The two rows are spaced at 0.300" (7.62mm), which matches the common DIP row spacing for 8-position packages.
This header accepts 28 AWG stranded wire and 26-30 AWG solid wire, which covers the common ribbon cable gauges used in mass-termination IDC assemblies. The feed-through feature means the cable passes straight through the connector body, allowing daisy-chaining or pass-through wiring without a dead-end termination. The IDC termination style requires a proper press tool to push the cable into the insulation-displacement slots — no soldering, no crimp contacts to load individually.
