Talk:Punch down tool

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Krone tool

At least in the UK these are called "Krone" tools at least as commonly as they're called "punchdown" tools; indeed in the UK the Krone name appears to be becoming generic in this regard - a google for "Krone tool" finds many punchdown tools that don't appear to be made by Krone. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 20:21, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In the U.S., we call it a punch down tool. Is calling a punch down tool a "Krone tool" like calling a facsimile a "Xerox"? Chewbaggins (talk) 20:16, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Krone tools are used for the Krone design of connector block. This was adopted by BT in the early '80s for both exchange MDFs and also the 'New Plan' sockets in domestic subscriber premises. Unlike the US, we've only ever really had this one design since, for everything from analogue phones to local loops. Accordingly Krone tools, Krone pattern, usually made by Krone, are the only ones in common use. In the US there are still 66 and 110 design blocks that predate Krone's design in widespread use, so there are several tools in play. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:58, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]