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Title: Correct punchdown tool for this connector?
Post by: Cozzmo on September 26, 2017, 06:19:39 am

I have a bunch of these connectors that i'm making some cables with, i have been using a screw driver to punchdown the wires but its not 'right'. Does anyone know what the connector is called and the correct tool for punching down the wires ?

Title: Re: Correct punchdown tool for this connector?
Post by: radar_macgyver on September 26, 2017, 06:29:43 am

These look like MTA-100 or MTA-156 (pitch of 0.1 or 0.156"), please see my response to a similar question below:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/panduit-(or-similar)-insulation-displacement-connector-tool-(gun)/msg1175152/#msg1175152 (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/panduit-(or-similar)-insulation-displacement-connector-tool-(gun)/msg1175152/#msg1175152)

Title: Re: Correct punchdown tool for this connector?
Post by: Nusa on September 26, 2017, 06:56:05 am

Yes, those look like MTA connectors of some brand, for which manual punch tools exist.

For good results, you need to use the stranded wire size the connector was designed for.

Title: Re: Correct punchdown tool for this connector?
Post by: Cozzmo on September 26, 2017, 09:20:58 am

Thanks guys, excellent info set me in the right direction.