Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> We did not use a punchdown tool in a central office at that time, nor did > I use one when It looks very clear to me that he is standing in front of a frame of 66 blocks, probably of Western Electric manufacture, but very similar to these: http://www.homaco.com/quickconnect/accessories/66%20block.htm A 66 block is, by definition, a punchdown block and not a solder block. And I can see bridging clips on the block at the upper left, on 26 pair and 34 pair. Solder blocks don't take bridging clips. So this is almost certainly a punchdown frame, which made me wonder why he didn't have the ubiquitous Harris D814 at his belt. I also never saw a frame tech wear a watch, for fear of metal-on-metal contact. But I don't think there was a rule against it. Punchdown was used on outside plant, so this is probably the subscriber side of an MDF.