Comments on: Reader Find: The Paladin PowerPlay http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:27:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: kythri http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/#comment-11814 kythri Sat, 06 Jan 2007 23:59:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/#comment-11814 One thing to note, regarding the pricing mentioned in the post above - the $100-ish pricing is for the PT-525 model, whereas the $57-ish pricing is for the PT-510 model (erroneously listed on Froogle, and other locations, as PT-150). The PT-510 does not have the 66-block punchdown tool that the PT-525 has, and is missing a couple other features, as well. One thing to note, regarding the pricing mentioned in the post above - the $100-ish pricing is for the PT-525 model, whereas the $57-ish pricing is for the PT-510 model (erroneously listed on Froogle, and other locations, as PT-150).

The PT-510 does not have the 66-block punchdown tool that the PT-525 has, and is missing a couple other features, as well.

]]> By: kythri http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/#comment-11813 kythri Sat, 06 Jan 2007 23:57:44 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/#comment-11813 This thing is amazing. As a Systems Administrator and Network/Telecom tech for the last decade, this thing would have been invaluable. I can't count the number of times that I left my punchdown tool somewhere (or someone walked off with it), and had to improvise, or waste time wandering back to my office to locate it. The utility of this thing, coupled with the fact that it's being built by SOG, and I'm sold. I've been a SOG dealer for the past couple of years, and their product is just amazing. I'm going to have to look into becoming a Paladin dealer, as well. This thing is amazing.

As a Systems Administrator and Network/Telecom tech for the last decade, this thing would have been invaluable.

I can’t count the number of times that I left my punchdown tool somewhere (or someone walked off with it), and had to improvise, or waste time wandering back to my office to locate it.

The utility of this thing, coupled with the fact that it’s being built by SOG, and I’m sold.

I’ve been a SOG dealer for the past couple of years, and their product is just amazing.

I’m going to have to look into becoming a Paladin dealer, as well.

]]> By: Chuck Cage http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/#comment-11797 Chuck Cage Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:52:19 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/#comment-11797 I'm embarassed to say that I learned the 80V lesson the hard way... I’m embarassed to say that I learned the 80V lesson the hard way…

]]> By: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/#comment-11796 Myself Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:42:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/01/06/reader-find-the-paladin-powerplay/#comment-11796 A friend of mine got this for Christmas, and I got to play with it for a few minutes last night. It looks seriously well constructed, and I didn't come across any obvious misfeatures. Obviously the punch blades don't have an impact mechanism behind them so you wouldn't want to use them for mass termination, but for the occasional jack or closet work, it beats toting a D814 everywhere. It should be pointed out, and I forgot to mention this in the writeup, that the tool is of course conductive. Not that the plastic-body impact tools were *designed* for use on live circuits, but if a phone rang while you were punching it, you'd be spared the jolt. Not the case with the PowerPlay, of course! A friend of mine got this for Christmas, and I got to play with it for a few minutes last night. It looks seriously well constructed, and I didn’t come across any obvious misfeatures. Obviously the punch blades don’t have an impact mechanism behind them so you wouldn’t want to use them for mass termination, but for the occasional jack or closet work, it beats toting a D814 everywhere.

It should be pointed out, and I forgot to mention this in the writeup, that the tool is of course conductive. Not that the plastic-body impact tools were *designed* for use on live circuits, but if a phone rang while you were punching it, you’d be spared the jolt. Not the case with the PowerPlay, of course!

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