Balun
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
noun
(electronics) a device for coupling two electrical circuit elements, such as an aerial and its feeder cable, where one is balanced and the other is unbalanced
electronics
a transformer connected between a balanced source or load and an unbalanced source or load. a balanced line has two conductors, with equal currents in opposite directions. the unbalanced line has just one conductor; the current in it returns via a common ground or earth path.
(1996-10-17)
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