Where to Find SMALL Patch Panel for Home Telecom Wiring?

[dudleydocker]

I have a 65 year old house that has an ancient binding-post type phone junction block. The local Telecom just installed a new termination box outside and ran a new line into my basement. I want to put in a SMALL junction block for the ten hard-wired extensions in the house. I'm looking for the type where you punch down the connections. So far I haven't been able to find such a block or tools locally. Any ideas of where to find on-line?

Thanks.

 

[BlitzRommel]

Hmm, trty eBay; you want a small 12-port patch panel?

 

[bgroff]

It sounds like you're looking for a 66 style punch down block... You should be able to pick that up at the Home Depot. As long as you have a punch down tool that can handle 66 (vs the ethernet style 110) you should be good to go.

 

[dudleydocker]

I took Rommel's advice and did some digging on eBay...even figured out the difference between 66 and 110 (thanks for the clarification bgroff)! It looks like a 25 pair will do it...my only question now is how do I distribute the incoming 2 lines to the extensions? I'm looking at a block and I see two rows of connected pins (see impressive schematic below)

|-------------------------------------------------- red (to extension)
|
| |----------------------------------- red (to extension)
| |
1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]
1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
|
|
|----------------------------------------------red (from twisted pair- incoming)

|----------------------------------------------green (from twisted pair-incoming)
|
|
2--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]
2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
| |
| |---------------------------------- green (to extension)
|
|------------------------------------------------ green (to extension)


Am I right in thinking I can run the incoming line (red/green) to the middle and punch down at multiple pins and then feed it to each extension?