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Does anyone know if a discriminator tap has any bad long term effects on the scanner? I tapped my Pro-2004 back in the 80's, and got about 6 or 7 more years out of it before death. While I know the Pro-2004's were notorious for quirks like cold solder joints, I sometimes wonder if constantly powering a data slicer shortened the life of the radio.

I'm now wondering because I recently tapped 2 more of my scanners... a Pro-92, which doesn't concern me a great deal, and a Pro-96, which I would like to get long life from. Since my novice mind still can't tell which would be better with a tap, a resistor, or a capacitor, I installed straight line to the jacks. Now I'm wondering if a resistor or capacitor would help ensure the longevity of the radio (I used the capacitor recommended by Bill Cheek on the 2004) if regularly loaded with a data slicer, or fed to the computer's sound card.

Thanks to all,
Dewey
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