0462-201-16141 Size 16 Solid Female Socket

The Component: 0462-201-16141 automotive and industrial solid female crimp socket contact. Size 16 Common Contact System machined solid female box socket terminal (Loose Piece / Bulk Form / Alternate Packaging Reference: 2203598-1 / Factory Parent Alias: ZPF000000000133620).

Applications & Fitment: Designed as a high-reliability factory original equipment (OE) heavy-duty solid socket connection solution for critical sensor telemetry, signal paths, and low-voltage power distribution in severe-exposure environments. Widespread across commercial fleets, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, marine wiring, and professional motorsport harnesses, it serves as the definitive internal terminal contact interface for a vast array of multi-pin housings. Engineered explicitly for high-vibration applications using a closed-entry design that prevents probe damage and maintains constant, reliable contact alignment. Highly vulnerable to internal sleeve relaxation or surface damage if back-probed using raw, un-profiled multi-meter diagnostic pins during field troubleshooting, or structural locking barrel distortion if extracted from the housing using non-standard or crude workshop tools instead of a proper size 16 plastic extraction pick.

Technical Attributes:

- Manufacturer Part Number: 0462-201-16141 (Brand: DEUTSCH / TE Connectivity Industrial Class)

- TE Internal Product Code: 2203598-1 / Global Component Alias: ZPF000000000133620

- Product Series Taxonomy: DEUTSCH Common Contact System / Solid Machined Contact Group

- Component Function: Machined Female Socket Receptacle Contact / 180° Straight Crimp Terminal

- Contact Fabrication Type: Solid Machined / Closed-Entry Barrel

- Contact Size Classification: Size 16 Size Matrix Footprint

- Mating Pin Entry Diameter: 1.59mm (.062 inch) nominal male pin acceptance tracking

- Terminal Locking Architecture: Relies on an integrated retention shoulder for primary locking engagement inside the housing cavity

- Material Base Compound: High-Conductivity Premium Copper Alloy stock

- Surface Plating Treatment: Heavy-Duty Performance Nickel-Plated (Ni) finish over the entire contact area for optimal corrosion resistance and anti-wear protection

- Target Wire Gauge Section (AWG): Precision optimized to accommodate 16 AWG, 18 AWG, and 20 AWG primary vehicle cabled runs

- Target Wire Gauge Section (Metric): Formed to cleanly crimp thin-wall automotive cabling from 0.50mm² up to 1.50mm² boundaries

- Electrical Mounting Style: Indent Crimp (Optimized for 4-way or 8-way indent professional crimping tools like the HDT-48-00 manual crimper)

- Circuit Performance Thresholds: Certified for low-voltage signal and low-power handling supporting a continuous current rating profile capped strictly at 13A Continuous

- Operational Thermal Window: Premium wide-range structural parameters certified for continuous service from -55°C up to +125°C

- Core Housing Compatibility: Seats perfectly across the entire DEUTSCH heavy-duty rectangular and circular connector spectrum including DT Series plugs (such as DT06-2S, DT06-3S, DT06-4S), HD10, HD30, HDP20, DRC, DRB, DTV, AEC, STRIKE, and JS-16-00 Jiffy Splice inline arrays

- Commercial Access: Tiered B2B wholesale trade volume pricing breaks apply instantly inside your basket for independent tuning garages, loom remanufacturers, and trade auto-electrical stockists.Terminal & Splice Type : Socket

Mating Pin Diameter : 1.59 mm [ .063 in ]

Terminal Transmits : 0 – 24 A (Low Power)

Wire Size (AWG): 20 – 16

Wire Size (mm²): .5 – 1.5