On 06/26/2018 10:04 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > My assumption was that "tap" comes from the second form. I always > thought there was a different name for the first form. But I believe > they were less common, hence fall under the "tap" term which is more > popular.
My impression from the old days of this system was that the so-called "vampire taps" were superior in that they caused less of an impedance "bump" when attached, as compared to the cut-and-connector-only type. Perhaps that's not true--can anyone verify this? --Chuck
