Modular Plug Crimp Tool - RJ45, RJ11 & RJ22

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This is the one crimper that covers the whole modular plug family: three cavities for 8-position RJ45, 6-position RJ12 and RJ11, and 4-position RJ22 handset plugs, a ratchet that won't let go until the crimp is complete, a cutter, and two strippers, one for round network cable and one for flat silver satin phone cord. A network installer uses the RJ45 cavity all day; the same tool does the phone jack in the back office and the handset cord on the reception desk without a second crimper in the pouch. The frame is all steel with a rust-resistant black oxide finish, the handles are rugged PVC, and at 12 oz and 8 in long it's a full-size tool with the leverage to seat eight contact blades cleanly on a Cat6 plug.

It takes standard RJ45, RJ12, RJ11, and RJ22 modular plugs for Cat3, Cat5, Cat5e, and Cat6 cable, on solid or stranded conductors.

Features

• Three crimp cavities. 8-position for RJ45 (8P8C), 6-position for RJ12 (6P6C) and RJ11 (6P4C and 6P2C), and 4-position for RJ22 (4P4C) handset plugs, so one tool terminates network, phone, and handset cords.
• Ratchet with quick release. The ratchet holds until the crimp reaches full depth, so every plug gets the same termination, and the quick release backs out of a mis-started crimp without a fight.
• Round cable stripper. Scores and removes the jacket on Cat5e and Cat6 without nicking the pairs.
• Flat cable stripper. A separate blade for silver satin and other flat phone cord, which a round stripper mangles.
• Built-in cutter. Squares the cable end before stripping and trims the conductors flush before the plug goes on.
• Solid or stranded. Crimps plugs on either conductor type; use the plug that matches the cable.
• All-steel frame, black oxide finish. Rust resistant, and stiff enough that the die stays square after years of use.
• Rugged PVC handles. Comfortable for a day of terminations and tough enough for a toolbag.
• 12 oz, 2.75 × 8 in. A full-size tool with full-size leverage.

Where It Fits

It suits making Cat5e and Cat6 patch cords and field-terminating network drops with standard RJ45 plugs, terminating phone cords and extension lines with RJ11 and RJ12 plugs, repairing handset cords with RJ22 plugs, small-office and residential installs where one tool has to do network, phone, and intercom, service calls where the van carries one crimper, and training and maintenance kits where a single tool covers every modular plug on the site.

Good to Know

Match the plug to the cable: solid-conductor plugs have blades that pierce between the strands of a solid wire, stranded-conductor plugs have blades that straddle the strands, and a mismatch is the crimp that passes a continuity test and fails a month later. Standard RJ45 plugs are sized for Cat5e and ordinary Cat6; large-diameter Cat6A cable and shielded plugs with a metal strain relief need the shielded Cat6A crimp tool, and pass-through plugs need a pass-through crimper that trims the conductors flush with the plug face. Keep the pair untwist inside the plug as short as the plug allows, which on Cat6 means using the plug's load bar or wire guide, and leave enough jacket inside the plug for the strain relief to grip it rather than the conductors. The ratchet is the tool's accuracy; if a crimp feels incomplete, let the ratchet finish rather than releasing early. The round stripper is set for ordinary round network cable; on a thick or oval jacket, score and flex rather than forcing it. Wipe the steel down and keep it dry; the black oxide resists rust but isn't a plating.

Specifications

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