Hammond Mfg. Co. Ltd.

, Electronics Division

www.hammondmfg.com

1140-DB-A
DIRECT BOX TRANSFORMER
12:1 TURNS RATIO WITH DUAL SHIELDS

This transformer provides balanced microphone output

signal from an unbalanced line level signal. This is ideal
for feeding long cables with minimal high frequency
losses.
It also has excellent shielding from the mu metal can.

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Characteristic Conditions Typical

Input Impedance
Output Impedance
200000 
1500 
1140-DB-A
PRI:BRN - ORG: 200000  GRY: SHIELD
Primary Input @ 1kHz -20dbu SEC:GRN - GRN/YEL: 1500  GRY/WHT: SHIELD
140K
Impedance Test Circuit 3

Secondary Output @ 1kHz -20dbu CAN GROUND: VIO

150
Impedance Test Circuit 4 MADE IN CANADA DATE
@ 20Hz
Maximum input Level RL +21.0db
= 600Ω
DCR
Primary @20⁰C 4.25 K
Secondary @20⁰C 72.0 
1140 - DB - A
Frequency Response @ 20 Hz, -20 dbu,
Test Circuit 3
-0.07db PRIMARY SECONDARY
ORG GRN
@ 20 kHz, -20 dbu, -0.06db
Test Circuit 3
Turns ratio 11.54:1
Common Mode @ 60 Hz 70db
Rejection Level Test Circuit 2
200000  1500 
3kHz 60db
Test Circuit 2

THD @ 1kHz -20 dbu 0.025%

Test Circuit 1
@ 20Hz -20 dbu 0.0025%
Test Circuit 1 BRN GRN/YEL
Phase Shift @ 20 Hz 2.25⁰
Test Circuit 1
@ 20 kHz -10.0⁰ GRY VIO
Test Circuit 1 GRY/WHT
Primary to Shield and
Capacitance 550pf
Case
Secondary to Shield
480pf
and Case
Dielectric Strength 500 Vrms
TYPICAL TEST CIRCUIT
PRIMARY SECONDARY PRIMARY SECONDARY PRIMARY SECONDARY
PRIMARY SECONDARY
ORG GRN ORG GRN
ORG GRN ORG GRN

R S/ R S/
2 2

Zi RL RS ZO
RL V RL V

BRN GRN/YEL BRN GRN/YEL

GRN/YEL BRN GRN/YEL
R S/ BRN R S/
2 2
GRY GRY/YEL GRY GRY/YEL
GRY GRY/YEL GRY GRY/YEL
TEST CIRCUIT 3 VIO VIO
TEST CIRCUIT 1 VIO TEST CIRCUIT 2 VIO TEST CIRCUIT 4

Measurement instruments: Hp4192a Impedance Analyzer; Hp3456a DVM; Keithley 2002 DVM;
D scope series iii audio analyzer

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