News date: 08/04/2006
Compel Electronics presents Baluns

The new series of impedence adapters

Cornate d’Adda, april 2006 - Compel Electronics Spa, a leading international company in the design and manufacture of interconnection systems and cable assemblies, has developed a new series of impedance adapters, BALUNS, which allow systems with different impedance levels to be connected.
As is well known, the best method for transmitting a signal is to transport it using means with uniform impedance: any variation or discontinuity leads to great reflections and losses in the signal.
In modern equipment the need often arises to connect systems with a 75 ohm output (typical in the use of coaxial cables) with systems with a 120 ohm output (typical when using twisted pairs which have been introduced because a high density of connections with cables of reduced dimensions is needed).
It becomes necessary, therefore,  to adopt a device capable of connecting the two systems in such a way that each uses its own impedance, eliminating the possibility of having substantial losses in the signal.
The BALUNS manufactured by Compel meet all these requirements and guarantee good matching between the two systems with different impedance levels.
In the 75 ohm part, the BALUNS are equipped with 1.0/2.3, 1.6/5.6 or BNC male or female connectors.  These types of connector are those most commonly used on this equipment.
In the 120 ohm part, the cables can be connected using the wire-wrap or IDC technique.
Other versions or types can be produced on request.