My experience is that it is in the order of 75-150 ohms and depends upon the material, lay and shielding, if any. Increased lay and shielding will reduce the impedance.
Richard Woods ---------- From: William D'Orazio [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 9:49 AM To: EMC Posting (E-mail) Subject: Zo Does anybody know the characteristic impedance of a twisted pair? Thanks in advance, <<...OLE_Obj...>> William D'Orazio CAE Electronics Ltd. Electrical System Designer Phone: (514) 341-2000 (X4555) Fax: (514)340-5552 Email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
