The post finish is gold flash. The housing is black thermoplastic, glass-filled, with all 6 positions loaded. The male pins are circular in shape. This connector fits applications where a low-profile, unshrouded header mates with a receptacle on a second PCB or a cable assembly.
Pitch, Footprint, and Routing Fit
At 3.81 mm pitch, the 87221-5 occupies a wider board footprint than the common 2.54 mm headers — the per-contact spacing gives more room for trace routing between pins on a single-layer board. This saves z-height on the board but offers no keying or misalignment protection. The push-pull fastening provides a simple mate/unmate without a latch.
It is RoHS3 compliant. Sourced through independent distribution channels.
Peer Comparison: Shrouded vs Unshrouded
The 87221-5 is unshrouded and vertical, with gold mating finish and 3.81 mm pitch — a different board footprint and mating half requirement. For applications needing a latch lock and higher circuit count, 1318699-3 offers 12 positions in 4 rows at 4.20 mm pitch, but with tin-lead post finish and 3.00 µinch gold on the mating side — a different density and plating grade.