NECABLES Keystone Punch Down Stand and Plastic Punch Down Tool with Stripper
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The extra wire is snipped away.
This is made to hold a Cat5/5e/6 (female) keystone connector in place so it can be terminated more easily. It can only be used with punchdown jacks that are of the standard keystone style. It makes holding the cable and jack with a punchdown tool a lot easier.
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This tool, and most likely the seemingly identical tool in many listings, are "better than nothing, but not by much. " "br>br>As other reviewers have pointed out, Leviton's "standard" keystones do not fit well (or at all) in positions A and B. A Leviton 61110 series Cat 6 keystone cannot be terminated in Position A, which is supposed to be for terminating the 180 degree rear termination keystones. It's simply not appropriate. It almost fits in "Australian" position C, but the keystone's locking tab prevents it from going all the way to 90 degrees vertical without forcing and holding it there. (In addition, the tool's bullnose would prevent a RJ11/12/25 jack rear termination. ) Is there anything like that? It didn't seem to fit. ) As for the Leviton 41106, etc. 90 degree termination keystones, they sort of fit in position B, but the bottom of the keystone is not supported by the tool unless you slide it toward the termination end and hold it there with your thumb while punching the conductors. Slid forward, toward the jack, which some YouTube How-Tos showed you how to do. The bottom of the rear of the jack, which you really want the tool to support to react to the punch down force, is not supported in the way that videos suggest, and the jack tips out of its 90-degree position. The keystone does not snap in and out as these videos suggest; either I didn't understand it--or I didn't get it at all. I also experimented with a variety of keystone models- Alternatively, this tool does not appear to be well suited for use with common Leviton keystone jacks. br>br>While the jacket cutter is included in the package, I was disappointed by the apparent incompatibility with the jacks I was attempting to terminate. I got it to work, which was better than nothing, but I'm not sure this is what they had in mind when designing it to work with whatever jacks it was designed to work with.
I was going insane trying to punch down with a small screwdriver while holding the keystone jacks. I cut my hand stabbing it a few times when my hand slipped, but this stand made things so much easier! It not only keeps the keystone in place, but it also aids in the flattening of the Ethernet cable. This keeps any tension in the cable from causing the wires to pop out before you're finished. After wrestling all 8 wires in place for 20 minutes before the stand arrived, I had to resort to hot glue to keep a cable in place. No more! This kit is a good value because it comes with a small punchdown/wire stripper tool that is surprisingly durable.
There are a few things to keep in mind here.
1. Only the center section is ever used. What are your strategies for using the left and right sides of your body?
2. Although the Cat 6 Keystone I purchased at the same time fits, it does not snap into the small plastic hold down. My Cat6 The punchdown tool only punches down; you'll still need a way to cut the wire; a punchdown with a cutter is preferable.
With its adjustable sizes, the yellow wire stripper makes cable stripping simple. It also has a punch down section, which I haven't used because I already have a regular punch down tool. The receptacle holder keeps it in place so it doesn't move when you're punching downs, which is probably good if you're in a pinch and that's all you have. It works best with keystone receptacles (I tried it with Systemax receptacles and it didn't quite fit).
It's very helpful to have a stable platform to punch down on. The stripper tool, meanwhile, does its job admirably. The issue is that the cable end of the punch down stand does not lock in. So you've got it in place and are about to punch it down when it suddenly pops out. It would be worthwhile if this wasn't the case; Look elsewhere if you can't solve the problem.
Leviton 61110 connectors do not work well with this product - The station in which those particular connectors are installed engages the clip that secures the connector in the jack, and you must maintain constant downward pressure on the connector to keep it in place for termination.
I was hoping that this would suffice for my punch-list needs. Cat 5 wires were to be spliced into wall jacks, but the tool broke on the first try. The silver punch/fork at the tool's end slid out of the yellow handle with ease. I was able to get it to work for one jack, but I'll have to purchase something else in the future.
For the ten punch downs I had, it worked perfectly. If I were doing a larger jib, I would probably invest in a better tool.
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