I've done a fair amount of telephone work, and have gotten by without a butt set. The Toner and Punch down tool you can get from monoprice pretty cheaply: Toner: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10524&cs_id=1052402 Punch-Down: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10509&cs_id=1050903&p_id=7043&seq=1&format=2
I had a 66 Block 2-position modular adapter that I used when I needed to test a line. That lets you plug a standard lined phone directly into the positions on your 66 block and saves the price of a butt set. That said, if you really want a butt set, Monoprice will sell you one of those too: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=105&cp_id=10524&cs_id=1052401&p_id=8136&seq=1&format=2 --Ted On 3/22/2013 5:31 PM, Roy McMorran wrote: > Hi all, > > So, the person who up to now has been managing our phone system is > moving on. It looks like I'm going to have to take on that > responsibility for a while if not permanently. Said person had all his > own tools, which are of course going with him. > > Can anyone recommend a decent tool set that doesn't cost the earth? I'm > told I should at least have a butt set, a fox and hound, and a punch > down tool. It's all very colorful language that these telco folk use, > isn't it? Oh and probably some other stuff too. A kit with all the > goodies would be preferable to buying it piecemeal. Tons of results > from the google... too many choices. Anyone who's been there have > something they especially like? > > Cheers, > Roy > > -- > > Roy McMorran > Bar Harbor, ME > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > Tech@lists.lopsa.org > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
