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Baluns are not the ideal solution for every application; certain
environments and applications will degrade twisted pair transmission
performance. It is crucial that you pre-qualify your application
and uncover any potential hazards.
- Balun performance may be compromised in facilities with excessive
RF interference, such as factories with large AC motors.
- Twisted pair cabling, such as Cat 5, carrying an audio-visual
signal should not be run within one foot of fluorescent lights.
- Twisted pair cabling, such as Cat 5, carrying an audio-visual
signal should not be run for more than three feet parallel to
high voltage lines. Ideally, twisted pair cables which must
cross high voltage lines should do so at a 90 degree angle.
- Twisted pair cabling, such as Cat 5, carrying an audio-visual
signal should not be passively split or routed through an ethernet
hub or switcher. Cat 5 carrying an audio-visual signal may be
run through a passive patch bay as long as point-to-point connectivity
is maintained.
- Data, such as computer ethernet traffic, should not run on
the same twisted pair cable as your audio-visual signal.
- Balun performance may be compromised with excessive jumping
and signal conversions. Every time you convert a signal or pass
through a connector, there will be some signal loss. Try to
maintain a point-to-point connection, or if impossible, use
an active product.
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