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Reddit mentions of Southwire Tools & Equipment PDTC-1 Comfort Grip Punch Down Impact Tool, 110-style
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We found 1 Reddit mentions of Southwire Tools & Equipment PDTC-1 Comfort Grip Punch Down Impact Tool, 110-style. Here are the top ones.
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- Punch down 110-style jacks or patch panels
- Soft rubber comfort grip
- 110-Style blade terminates cable and trims excess wire
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 1 Inches |
| Length | 7.9 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 0.1 Pounds |
| Width | 3.6 Inches |
I'm gonna copy and paste my comment from a similar post. I didn't add something like a 110 block to the list cause at that point I feel it's a bit ridiculous.
As an 06 (low voltage technician) this hurts me to see x.x there are other options for repair that would be much better than this current set up. Here's a few methods;
(https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ideal-Yellow-IDC-Connectors-25-per-Pack-85-950/100036034)
basically you put both ends of the cut cable inside color for color then use pliers to push the yellow button down. If you're able to trim the cable a bit then you could maintain the twist going into these connecters (the twist is important) and it'll be a fairly solid splice. I believe their also gel filled so the copper won't tarnish. It has some protection.
This method would add solid connections all the way through. Even though you experience a little loss at each jack, it would probably be negligible for home use. You'd just terminate the two Jack's and plug them in to one another.
One Cat5e jack and an Rj45 crimper tool that comes with Rj45 connectors (Ethernet plug ins) and a 4 pair tester you could use to verify you punched it all down correctly. The idea here is you'd plug the cable with the Rj45 termination directly into the Cat5e jack. It's similar to the last method, youll just have one connection instead of two.
Spend any more than that and you're better off just replacing the cable all together.
Keep in mind, I don't do these quick fixes professionally unless it's a matter of safety (a customer that deals with life safety calls, etc) and need to be up while replacing their data drop. The most ideal method would be to replace the cable entirely, but any of thes could work fine. Also leaves less of a headache for the next guy.