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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It’s probably a 630 punch down (as opposed to 110 or 66)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Does it look like this:
<a href="http://www.hookandhanger.com/630-Style-Punchdown-Blade-p/pl13003c.htm">http://www.hookandhanger.com/630-Style-Punchdown-Blade-p/pl13003c.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">My guess is a 110 punch is going to break something…If you’re using a standard Harris/Paladin/Fluke punch there are 630 blades available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Another common punch down would be Krone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> cialug-bounces@cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lee Henderson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 17, 2011 8:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cialug] OT: Punch down block<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Yep they seem to have been designed this way. I can't seem to focus in enough to get a clear photo. If they were not at the anlge the whole thing would otherwise look like a normal block.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Jeffrey Ollie <<a href="mailto:jeff@ocjtech.us">jeff@ocjtech.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Lee Henderson <<a href="mailto:leemhenderson@gmail.com">leemhenderson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hey guys, sorry to bring this up here. I was just hoping someone might know.<br>
> I'm planning a cabling project in the office and I've run into an odd punch<br>
> down block. all of the pins are at an angle in their housings like this [ /<br>
> ]. Where they are usually horizontal.<br>
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> Anyone worked with one of these? It is labeled for cat 5/6 but before I<br>
> invest in one, do you think a standard type 110 punch tool is going to work?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you sure that they are angled on purpose? Can you post a photo somewhere?<br>
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Jeff Ollie<br>
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