Contact design and duty
The gold layer protects the base metal from oxidation in low-level signal circuits where contact resistance stability matters more than ampacity.
Wire sizing and termination
Accepting 22-26 AWG stranded or solid wire, this contact mates into any Mini-Universal MATE-N-LOK housing cavity. The crimp barrel is designed for a standard four-indent crimp profile — the wire insulation is captured by the rear bell mouth, the conductor by the front barrel. A full-crimp pull-force test per applicable TE application tooling spec is the only way to confirm the termination is gas-tight; the gold plating does not compensate for a loose crimp.
