110 punch block tool

Tip of the shaft engages the blade set, eliminating the possibility of blade misalignment. Ergonomic design allows a comfortable fit throughout installations. Anti-slip rubber with raised grip design prevents hand slippage during use.

Cushioned rubber handle helps absorb impact to the hand. Stripping back the cable will help you remove the jacket to expose enough of the cable, so you can separate it. After removing the cable jacket, you will have a few inches of exposed cable. Then gently pull away from the wire pairs from the center of the cable so they fan out.

Separate the wire pairs by twisting in a counterclockwise motion. Try to straighten the ends as much as you can, and this can make them easier to terminate. Take the protective cover off the top of the jack and set the cable into the block of the jack.

Insert each wire into its own separate slot, making sure that the wire matches the A or B configuration. The conductor wires should be extending out of the jack. The TB is becoming more popular since it can be used with older color codes as well as newer codes.

Take your punch down tool and press it down on the conductor wires to cut them. The angled cut part of the blade should contact with the long sturdy side of the jack. This will also make sure the wires that are cut are flush with the jack. Look at each wire to make sure there is no overhang out the side of the jack.

You should also make sure that the edge of the cable jacket is near the base of the jack and the wires you just terminated. The wires should be securely in place. Present residences typically have phone lines entering the house to a sole block, and then it is spread by on-premises wiring to outlet boxes all over the house in a star topology.

Both styles of punch block use a punch down tool to terminate the wires to the block. To terminate a wire, you place it into the terminal and then push it down to make contact with the punch down tool. The punch down tool fits around a 66 block terminal or into a punch down block terminal.

One side of the blade is sharp to cut the wire off flush, this is normally marked on the tool with the word cut. Be sure to have this side oriented to cut off the loose end of the wire and not the end going to the other block.

Whatever the dimensions of the punch down tools are, usage is the same.