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- Date: 30 Aug 92 16:22:05 GMT
- From: julian%bongo.UUCP@nosc.mil (Julian Macassey)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Proper Use of 66-Block Punchdown Tool
- Reply-To: julian@bongo.info.com (Julian Macassey)
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 669, Message 8 of 9
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- In article <telecom12.667.4@eecs.nwu.edu> gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu
- (Gabe M Wiener) writes:
- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 667, Message 4 of 6
-
- > How does one properly punch a wire down into a 66-block so that the
- > end gets trimmed?
-
- > My usual practice is to stick the end into the front of the tines and
- > then just click it down with the punchdown tool, however, this never
- > seems to trim the end as (I was told) it is supposed to.
-
- > I've seen some installers click *twice* on each terminal. Is that one
- > to get it it down and one to cut?
-
- > Also, is there a significance to the colors on the tool? Mine is
- > black on one side and yellow on the other, though a friend of mine has
- > one that's blue on one side and yellow on the other. Does any one
- > color indicate which side has the blade? (Neither side on mine seems
- > to trim the cable.)
-
- Your description is not clear. So lets make some assumptions.
- You are using a springloaded punchdown tool. The tool has a bit on the
- end of it that is reversable. You usually reverse these by loosening a
- screw or a collet. One end of the bit is for punching and cutting, the
- other end is for punching only -- used when looping wire across several
- blocks. The cutting end has a knife blade on one side.
-
- If that blade is blunt or you are using the end without the
- blade. The wire will not get cut. Get a new bit, they cost about
- $10.00, worth it every time.
-
- > I've seen some installers click *twice* on each terminal. Is that one
- > to get it it down and one to cut?
-
- A good tool with a sharp bit will punch and cut with one
- simple stroke. If it takes two, sharpen the blade or replace it.
-
- > Also, is there a significance to the colors on the tool? Mine is
- > black on one side and yellow on the other, though a friend of mine has
- > one that's blue on one side and yellow on the other. Does any one
- > color indicate which side has the blade? (Neither side on mine seems
- > to trim the cable.)
-
- The colours are an indication of the manufacturer. If you
- can't see the blade, you don't have one. Take out the bit and reverse
- it, or buy a new bit. Some punchdown tools have a legend "Blade" on
- the handle to help orient the user.
-
- If this is not clear, stop a telco installer - the guys and
- girls with the macho tool belts. Ask how to use and adjust a puncdown
- tool. Easier to use than a revolver -- much more fun. Both look good
- on your hip.
-
-
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