Abstract: Techniques for making robust but precise electrical components, such as molded equalizers designed for interface with amplifiers in CATV or other communications equipment, are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of an electrical component includes an injection-molded housing encapsulating an equalizer circuit and with pins protruding from one end. The housing and pins are designed for interface with predetermined locations in CATV amplifiers or optic nodes. The addition of the molten plastic changes the performance of the equalizer circuit, requiring pre-mold adjustments to the circuit design to be made in order for the final molded equalizer to achieve the desired operating characteristics.

Abstract: A peripheral adapter board and circuit which is capable for operation with two different personal computer bus architectures is disclosed. The preferred peripheral function for the board and circuit is a terminal emulator, which allows a personal computer into which the board is plugged to function as a terminal for a mainframe or minicomputer. Edge connectors or contacts are provided on opposite side edges of the board; each one of the edge connectors is compatible with a different computer bus. The adapter board may be flipped over to plug into either computer bus. A removable, repositionable connector board assembly is provided at one end of the board, for mounting communications connectors in a position accessible from the back panel of a host personal computer. The connector board may be repositioned to maintain the orientation of the communications connectors with respect to the personal computer back panel when the adapter board is flipped over to plug into a different computer bus.

Abstract: A peripheral adapter board and circuit which is capable for operation with two different personal computer bus architectures is disclosed. The preferred peripheral function for the board and circuit is a terminal emulator, which allows a personal computer into which the board is plugged to function as a terminal for a mainframe or minicomputer. Edge connectors or contacts are provided on opposite side edges of the board; each one of the edge connectors is compatible with a different computer bus. The adapter board may be flipped over to plug into either computer bus. A removable, repositionable connector board assembly is provided at one end of the board, for mounting communications connectors in a position accessible from the back panel of a host personal computer. The connector board may be repositioned to maintain the orientation of the communications connectors with respect to the personal computer back panel when the adapter board is flipped over to plug into a different computer bus.

Abstract: A peripheral adapter board and circuit which is capable for operation with two different personal computer bus architectures is disclosed. The preferred peripheral function for the board and circuit is a terminal emulator, which allows a personal computer into which the board is plugged to function as a terminal for a mainframe or minicomputer. Edge connectors or contacts are provided on opposite side edges of the board; each one of the edge connectors is compatible with a different computer bus. The adapter board may be flipped over to plug into either computer bus. A removable, repositionable connector board assembly is provided at one end of the board, for mounting communications connectors in a position accessible from the back panel of a host personal computer. The connector board may be repositioned to maintain the orientation of the communications connectors with respect to the personal computer back panel when the adapter board is flipped over to plug into a different computer bus.

Abstract: A high frequency push-pull amplifier which includes an improved output circuit to eliminate spurious emissions, typically low frequency parametric oscillations. The output circuit includes a low pass filter with an inductive input so as to avoid a series resonance to any harmonic of the desired output signal of the amplifier. A resistive termination is provided to any of the in phase signal components between the push-pull amplifier and the low pass filter. Also, to inhibit any tendency towards parametric oscillations, the variation in output capacitance with respect to collector voltage of the transistors is minimized by placing a capacitor in parallel with the collector capacitance, which is several times the collector to emitter capacitance of the transistors at their normal collector voltage.