RJ45/11 Crimpers & Punchdown Tools for the Road? 13
What I would really love to find is a sort of Leatherman multi-purpose type tool which would have a RJ45/RJ11 crimper, a wire stripper and a punchdown tool in one small, very tough little device. The multi-purpose tools built by Leatherman, SOG and Gerber already have most of the other tools needed like pliers, wire cutters, screwdrivers etc, but a real network tool which is built to be small, tough and can be used in hostile environments has eluded me.
If no one knows of a suitable product, I would like to put together a petition and a list of design requirements which I will submit to several of the multi-purpose tool companies. So please let me know what features you would like to see in such a tool and/or if you would buy such a tool if it existed and I'll pass them on to the companies mentioned above who build multi-purpose tools and let everyone who is interested what know I come up with."
Re:what about where you're traveling to? (Score:1)
Re:what about where you're traveling to? (Score:2)
Or in any other place where there's enough demand for computer networks to justify his plane ticket.
Sheesh!
tool (Score:5)
For dedicated tools try: (found on Google)
http://www.sescodatasystems.com/unicom/crimping
http://www.cpu.com.tw/kh/tool/04/tool-4.html (chinese)
http://www.123av.com/Product_Detail.asp?DAVE_Ac
Small screwdriver (Score:5)
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Re:$5 110 Punchdown (Score:1)
$5 110 Punchdown (Score:5)
Unfortunately I don't have a part number and haven't found them from other sources...but maybe a similarly shaped chip-removal tool would work. A wirecutter with an appropriate nose is a good companion.
Re:Cyclops RULES! (Score:1)
It's the best cable stripper I've ever used... the damn things rocks!
And it's small & lightweight, too...
Re:$5 110 Punchdown (Score:2)
Re:tool (Score:2)
Victorinox does make a cablers knife, but all it has is special blades for striping large(20 plus pairs) cable.
A knife with a sarated blade can also be very usefull, i have one gerber folder that was the inner half of the blade serated, one of the serations is the exact right size for striping 4 pair cable(like cat 5). Gerber makes a lot of great knives, the folders are nice, There letharman style multitools are very nice, like a letherman but the pliers come straight out of the handle and can be flicked out.
Altronics (Score:4)
My favourite RJ crimper is a Telemaster [yahoo.com], as pictured in the link, with the blue plastic guard in front of the blades removed. Durable, reasonable weight, fair price, widely available, easy to use.
AMP and Cyclops (Score:3)
I know you want small and light-weight. Regardless, I advise you to reconsider. I've layed miles of LAN cable. I firmly believe good tools are worth the cost, mass, and displacement. Do yourself a favor and put these in your "away bag".
Cyclops [pressmastertool.com] for removing cable jacket.
AMP crimper [e-sci.com] with modules- RJ-11 and RJ-45
A cheap, light-weight tool that breaks at that remote site does you no good. And the torque required for a good crimp will simply wear out cheap frames. You'll be glad at that remote site when the tools work time and time again.
Re:AMP and Cyclops (Score:1)
Multi-purpose tool (Score:1)