Insulator insertion tool and kit

摘要

A kit and method for minimizing the chance of a short circuit during servicing of a signal tap. The kit includes a pair of insertion tools. Each insertion tool includes a shaft dimensioned to be received within a plug port of the tap and a slot extending along its length. The kit further includes a pair of external insulator strips, each having an insertion portion configured to be positionable within the shaft slot. To prepare the tap for servicing, each insertion tool is positioned in a respective plug port. An external insulator strip is positioned in and moved along the respective slot to a position that isolates the contact terminals and reduces the risk of a short circuit. In taps including an internal bypass switch, the kit may further include a pair of internal insulator strips which are positioned between the bypass switch ends and the tap housing.