Body Features: Primary Product Color Gray | Configuration Features: Number of Rows 12 | Number of Positions 72 | Backplane Architecture Mezzanine | Rows Loaded Fully Loaded | Number of Columns 12 | PCB Mount Orientation Vertical | Contact Features: Contact Base Material Phosphor Bronze | Feedthrough Post Length 3.7 MM | Contact Type Pin | Contact Mating Area Plating Material Thickness 30 MICIN | Contact Current Rating (Max) .7 AMP | PCB Contact Termination Area Plating Material Tin | Contact Mating Area Pla
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2. REFERENCE MATERIAL
2.1. Revision Summary
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2.2. Customer Assistance
Reference Product Base Part Number 120637 and Product Code A259 are representative of Z-PACK 12-Row
Backplane Connectors. Use of these numbers will identify the product line and help you to obtain product and
tooling information. Such information can be obtained through a local TE Representative, by visiting our website
at www.te.com, or by calling PRODUCT INFORMATION or the TOOLING ASSISTANCE CENTER at the
numbers at the bottom of page 1.
2.3. Drawings
Customer Drawings for specific products are available from the service network. The information contained in
Customer Drawings takes priority if there is a conflict with this specification or with any other technical
documentation supplied by TE.
2.4. Instructional Material
The following list includes available instruction sheets (408-series) that provide assembly procedures for
product, operation, maintenance and repair of tooling, as well as setup and operation procedures of applicators;
and customer manuals (409-series) that provide setup, operation, and maintenance of machines.
Document Number
408-2636-1
408-4553
408-4568
408-4571
408-4572
408-9979
Document Title
CERTI-LOK* Insertion Tool 380392-8
Seating Tools 91311-[ ] for Z-PACK 12-Row Backplane Headers
Chicklet Extraction Tools 1320870-1
Receptacle Seating Tools 91318-[ ], 91319-[ ], and 91320-[ ]
Receptacle Housing Removal Tool 91323-[ ]
Pin Repair Kits 354687-1, -2, and -3 for Z-PACK Signal Pin Contacts
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1. Storage
The connectors should remain in the shipping containers until ready for use to prevent deformation to the
contacts. The connectors should be used on a first in, first out basis to avoid storage contamination that could
adversely affect signal transmissions.
3.2. Product Materials and Selection Criteria
A. Material
All Z-PACK 12-Row Connector housings and chicklets are molded of UL 94V-O rated thermoplastic.
All contacts are copper alloy, plated at the contact interface with gold, with a nickel underplate, and tin-lead
tines.
B. Size
Typical connector sizes and length of pins are shown in Figure 2.
C. Guides
The pin headers have alignment slots with a guide-in feature that helps position the pin and receptacle
contacts prior to engagement of the circuits. See Figure 1.
Rev
B
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72-Position
(Left)
144-Position
(Center)
72-Position
(Right)
Figure 2
Rev
B
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D. End-to-End Placement
The end contacts in the pin header and receptacle are one half the contact spacing distance from the ends
of the housing. This design feature makes it possible to mount connectors end-to-end while maintaining the
2.0 mm column spacing. Connectors can be mounted end-to-end within the specified dimension shown in
Figure 3.
2.0
2.0
Pin Header Connectors
Figure 3
Receptacle Connectors
3.3. Alignment
Proper alignment is essential to ensure full engagement of mating connectors, and to ensure that contacts are
not bent or otherwise damaged during mating and unmating. For tolerance limitations, see Figure 4.
Receptacle
Receptacle
±2°
±2°
PC Board (Typ)
2.0
2.0 (3 Plc)
PC Board (Typ)
Pin
Header
Figure 4
3.4. Mating Dimension
Full mating of connectors is necessary to ensure a good connection. The dimension from the surface of the pc
board to which the pin header is mounted and the first row of contacts in the receptacle must be as shown in
Figure 5.
Rev
B
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Right-Angle-to-Vertical
Dimension to centerline for
daughter card to backplane
pattern reference. See Figure 6.
Right-Angle Receptacle
PC Board
Vertical Pin Header
18.5
PC Board
Figure 5
3.5. PC Board Requirements
A. PC Board Thickness
Right-angle receptacle connectors with compliant pin contacts require a pc board with a minimum thickness
of 1.40 mm.
Vertical pin header connectors with compliant pin contacts also require a pc board with a minimum thickness
of 1.40 mm.
B. PC Board Circuit Pattern Layout
The pc board layout patterns for the placement of Z-PACK 12-Row Pin Header and Receptacle Connectors