MTA-156 IDC Plug for Discrete or Ribbon Cable
The 0.156" (3.96mm) pitch gives enough spacing for the 18 AWG wire without crowding the IDC slots — the insulation displacement blades pierce the jacket and grip the conductor in one stroke. The orange closed-end housing is a single-row free-hanging design with a right-angle cable exit, so it routes the wire parallel to the board edge or along a harness bundle.
IDC termination means no stripping or crimping — the 18 AWG wire is laid into the slot and the cover pressed down. The tin-plated contacts carry an 80.0µin (2.03µm) finish, thick enough for repeated insertion into the matching MTA-156 header without galling. The closed-end feature blocks the last slot, so the wire stops at the correct depth and the IDC tines engage the full conductor cross-section.