AMP Twinax To RJ45 Pigtail Balun Adapter - Rare!

Description

This is a rare adapter that was manufactured by AMP and was approved by IBM for use on the vintage IBM AS/400S and System/3X computer systems to connect to terminals, emulator cards, controllers and printers to UTP cable. This
Twinax
to RJ45 Pigtail
Balun
Adapter is used and it is in excellent condition. This has a stubby coax cable between the
twinax
and RJ45 connector. This adapter has active pins 4 and 5 which are slightly different than the ones with pins 1 and 2. Model #: 557857-1. This adapter is very rare that it cannot be found elsewhere! More information and specifications about this product is listed below.
Twinax
to RJ45
Balun
- pins 4& 5. AMP
Twinax
Baluns
feature Balanced Line technology, allowing a network to operate over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wiring for economical installation and maintenance In addition to these
baluns
permitting the greatest continuous cable distances (reach), they also achieve the best data communication reliability and most trouble free operation of any
balun
made for the IBM Systems - AS400 or S3X.
The AMP
Twinax
Baluns
require no external power and are transparent to signal protocol and speed. These
baluns
achieve excellent low-noise performance due to the superior noise-blocking magnetics design.
Features/Advantages
Balanced Line™ for best low-noise performance
Longer reach with reliable operation to 2500 feet
Allows use of UTP wire in IBM® AS400 or S3X Networks
Simplifies conversion to star network topology
Specifications
Connectors
TwinAx
male to RJ45 or RJ11 jack or plug
Impedance
100O unbalanced
symetric
/100O balanced
Insertion Loss
0.08dB (80KHz - 2MHz)
DC Isolation
No common ground; Isolation 500V
Balance
Within 0.1% or better for 1000:1 noise reduction
Reach
AS400 to terminal - 760 up to 910 meters (Cat5)
Dimensions (mm)
22 x 25 x 67L (x 4 5/8 in. L, w pigtail)