Thicknet/10base5 Test Segment: The Cable is In!

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 06/26/2018 01:19 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> 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?
>

All taps show up clearly on a TDR.

bill