Originally Posted by EV607797
Originally Posted by hbiss
I also agree that those caps on the jacks are dust/retainer caps and not to be used for terminations.

-Hal


Interesting. ICC, ATT/Lucent/Avaya, Ortronics, Suttle and even Leviton provide instructions right on the packaging showing the use of the caps to terminate the wires. The only mention I've ever seen of them being used for retention/dust protection (?) has been as an optional item that is sold for use on patch panels. In my 25+ years playing with these things, I've never used a punch tool on a single jack, not even a non-impact or one on a low setting.

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I'm with the school of thought that thinks they are only for wire retention and dust blocking.
I also just read the instructions on Leviton's site for their inserts and they say to use a 110 tool, I have seen in HD they they include the little plastic 110 tool that gfretwell mentioned above in the package with the inserts.