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Chapter 8A balanced view, Part I

(Electronics World, April 1997)

Intended title: The Technology of Balanced Interconnections Part I

This is a good example of the less than satisfactory titles that could wind up at the head of an article, imposed by the editor without consultation. This is clearly intended to be a pun of the lamest kind, but just leaves lingering doubt as to whether balanced connections are a bit dubious and require careful weighing of the pros and cons. This is of course untrue; a balanced connection is almost always better than an unbalanced one, and the decision is usually based on economics. There is one qualification to this, and it is significantly missing from the ‘Disadvantages of Balancing’ list in the article. It is ...