Part Numbers 1245 / 1245T / 1245T-SR / 1296 / 1296T

Features and Benefits
  • Designed for demanding applications with shock, vibration, and elevated temperatures;
  • Eliminates the need for hand soldering wires to the board;
  • A surface mount version of a proven through-hole version;
  • Low profile;
  • Terminates a large range of wire gauges;
  • IDCs don’t float during reflow;
  • Designed for automation using the customer’s existing pick and place equipment and a special feeder, no time consuming hand placement or costly fixturing required, or they can be;
  • Automated using standard tape feeders.
Loose Part No. 1245 1296
Taped Part No. 1245T 1245T-SR 1296T
Gap Dimension "G" 0.000" - 0.005" (0.00 - 0.13mm) 0.005 - 0.013" (0.13 - 0.33mm)
Material Thickness / Type 0.025" (0.64mm) C26000 Brass
Standard Finish 100% Matte Tin over Copper (0)
Feeder System Standard 12mm Tape Feeder
Wire Gauge Range #26-18 AWG
Current Rating 10 Amperes
Wire Insertion Tool WTP-4ALL: Prototype Tool
WTPPS-1208-1: Pnuematic Production Tool
U.S. Patent No. 5,695,348 and other international patents
UL File Number E361770
Zierick recommends .006" (0.15mm) stencil thickness for most applications. For other stencil thicknesses, call Zierick's product development department.

Wire Size – AWG (Type)Current Rating/Amps Current Rating/Amps
26 – Solid & Stranded4.04.0
24 – Solid & Stranded5.55.5
22 – Solid & Stranded108
20 – Solid & Stranded1210
18 - Stranded1311
18 - Solid1312

The Differences between Part Number 1245 and Part Number 1296
A number of Zierick customers use very fine wire strands (0.010") with our Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC), Part Number 1245, with much success. To accommodate the needs of customers using larger wire strands, Zierick has created a new, more forgiving terminal, Part Number 1296, which will satisfy most applications.

PN 1296 is very similar to PN 1245. The difference between them is the size of the gap between the base and the end of the contact beams.

PN 1245 has a smaller gap (0.000" - 0.005"), and is designed for applications where one individual wire strand is smaller than 0.013" and where the electronic manufacturing can be controlled to ensure that there is no solder wicking during reflow. It is necessary to assure that solder does not fill the tight gap under the contact beams to ensure functionality of the terminal.

PN 1296 has a larger gap (0.005" - 0.013") which reduces the possibility of solder wicking onto the contact beams. This terminal is ideal for most applications where the electronic assembly process isn’t required to maintain tight manufacturing tolerances, and each individual wire strand is larger than 0.013".