The TE Connectivity Buchanan 8PCV-02-006 is a 2-circuit barrier strip from the #8 series, designed for through-hole PC board termination. It uses screws with captive plate on the wire-entry side and PC pin tails on the bottom — the captive plate keeps the screw from dropping out during field wiring, a detail that saves time when you're landing 10-18 AWG wire in a panel. The 0.438" (11.12 mm) pitch gives enough spacing for the wire gauge range and meets the 600 V creepage requirement without crowding the board. Rated 30 A per circuit, this strip handles motor branch circuits, power distribution, and control transformer secondaries inside an industrial enclosure.
Wiring and termination — what the captive plate means on the bench
The top termination is screws with captive plate — the plate is staked under the screw head so it stays with the strip when the screw is backed out. That matters when you're wiring a panel in the field: no loose hardware to drop into the cabinet, and the plate captures the wire under the full screw head, not just the point. Accepts 10-18 AWG stranded or solid. The bottom termination is PC pin — two round pins that go through the board and get soldered. The 3-wall (tri) barrier isolates each circuit from its neighbor, which helps prevent wire strands from bridging across terminals.