Originally Posted by KJay
I'm not sure if I’ve seen the Krone connection blocks before. Are they primarily a European device?
How do those differ from the 110 punch down blocks and jacks?


Most of our modern British blocks, jacks, and similar fittings use Krone terminals now. The blades of the connector are just straight in the vertical plane, and they are set in a plastic housing at an angle to the conductor.

As Hal rightly points out, 110 and Krone punchdown tools are not interchangeable!

Here are the Krone terminals on the back of one of our standard line jacks:

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