Network Technicians Splicer's Kit (TK-400)

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The Jonard Tools TK-400 Splicer's Kit is the two tools a cable splice actually needs, in a leather pouch that keeps them on your belt: the KN-7 cable splicing knife for opening the jacket and the ES-1964 electrician's scissors for cutting and stripping the pairs. The knife has a cutlery steel blade and an ergonomic non-slip grip; the scissors are chrome vanadium steel with one serrated blade so a cable can't squirm out of the cut, two stripping notches for 18 to 20 AWG and 22 to 24 AWG wire, and a scraper and file on the back of the blade for cleaning a conductor before it's spliced. The H-40 two-pocket leather pouch holds both, blades covered, where you can reach them with one hand.

What's in the Kit

• KN-7 ergonomic cable splicing knife. Cuts through high-strength cable jackets and insulation, with an ergonomic non-slip grip for control and comfort.
• ES-1964 electrician's scissors. Heavy-duty shears with two stripping notches, for 18 to 20 AWG and 22 to 24 AWG wire; one blade is serrated, and the back of the blade carries a scraper and a file.
• H-40 leather two-pocket tool pouch. A pocket for each tool, in leather that wears in rather than out.

Where It Fits

It suits telecom technicians splicing pairs at a splice closure, a terminal, or a block, network installers opening jackets and dressing pairs at patch panels and jacks, electricians and alarm techs stripping small-gauge conductors, cable assembly work on the bench, and anyone who wants the knife and the scissors together on a belt rather than loose in a bag.

Good to Know

The knife opens the jacket and the scissors do the rest: ring the jacket with the knife, flex and pull it off, then cut and strip the pairs with the scissors' notches, which cover 18 to 24 AWG, station wire, alarm cable, and the pairs inside Cat5e and Cat6. The scraper on the back of the scissors blade is for cleaning oxidation or coating off a conductor before a splice, and the file touches up a burr; both are small, and that's the point of having them on a tool you're already holding. Score the jacket with the knife rather than cutting through it, so the blade never reaches the insulation underneath, and cut away from your hand. A serrated blade on scissors holds the cable still; put that side against the cable and the plain blade does the cutting. Both tools are sharp, which is why they live in the pouch; the leather will darken and soften with use, which is normal. Check for voltage before you open a cable that might carry anything beyond telephone or alarm voltage.

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