ADC Patchbay w/ punchblock

[FunkFaker]

no, you shouldn't be tinning the cables.....

have fun!

Tommy

[rainsinvelvet]

Nope, part of the cool thing with a punch block is that when you punch it in it strips the cable to make the connection. Make sure you use tons of strain relief to support the cable otherwise you'll have tons of problems.
ERic

[foxonestudios]

wait, so all i need to do is strip the jacket and when i punch the cable down, it does the stripping of both the positive and negative wires? that's crazy!

i was gonna ask how much to strip off for punching it in, b/c i was removing about 1/2" of the plastic around both the positive & negative and when i'd punch it it, they'd usually break...any thoughts? i'm using 22 gauge wire, is that too thin maybe?

[norton]

do a search for mr. patchbay... you're going to need a punch-down tool from ADC. there are a bunch of different punch down tools out there and the only one that works with the adc bay is an adc...

mr. patchbay sells the tools cheap, and is a very nce guy to do business with.

good luck!

[foxonestudios]

norton, i have the adc punchdown tool, so i guess i'll just go at it

thanks!

[zimv20]

do any of you punchdown guys put shrink tubing around the bare wire?

[sasha222]

i am connecting my 2 ADC punchdown bays as we speak. thought i'd check out gearslutz as a distraction, wiring this thing up is tedious.. thank god i didn't get a solder bay.

i'm about 75% done and the ball of my hand is very sore from punching down. i tried using a hammer and broke one of the jacks.tutt

stripping the wire is not neccessary. no i dont put shrinktube on the bare wire, its really not necessary as long as you keep the leads short.

i've also learned that some shields such as starquad are too thick for the punchdown blocks. these need thinning out before connection.

have fun! (punchdown emoticon)

[zimv20]

i've yet to use any shrink tube on my punchdown bays and haven't noticed a problem. after punching, though, i'm careful to remove any stray strands.

anyone else?

fwiw, the wire i'm using is Belden 1266a.

[sonicsilk]

I noticed a prior thread where you indicated you were using Belding 1266a wire for connections to an ADC patchbay. What is your impression of this wire after having significant time pushing your mixes through it?

[Phil Cibley]

Originally Posted by zimv20

do any of you punchdown guys put shrink tubing around the bare wire?

Clear Teflon tubing by Alpha.