ON-Q vs Leviton jacks & plates

[tortuga]

I don't do low voltage full time but helped on a trimout recently and it was all ON-Q stuff last time I did it before that it was all Leviton and Allen-tel.
I messed up several on the ON-Q jacks by punching down too hard, or just plain broke them, now I could be just be fat fingered and out of practice.
I never had a problem with the Leviton ones though.
I am curious what others experience is.

 

[Todd0x1]

I don't know if those companies have something similar but we went to exclusively using jacks that have a tool that presses in all the conductors at the same time. Makes terminating so nice and its easier on the jacks since there isn't the impact from a 110 tool.

078-2150

I-Punch Tool for the V-Max Keystone Jack Series. Makes terminating a V-Max Jack as easy as 1-2-3

www.verticalcable.com

 

[hbiss]

I have always used Leviton. I have the tool to punch the conductors down although I have no problem with using the 110 punch- except the time it takes.

-Hal

 

[Electromatic]

I like the Leviton jacks largely because their layout of the punch-down colors seems to be the easiest. I haven't had any real problems with other brands, though.
I did invest in a holding tool for small money. You hold the tool and it holds the jack. It definitely saves fatigue and pointy corners on the hands.