Punchdown tool

1. A punchdown tool comprising:

a housing including a front side, a back side, a front end, a rear end, an impact axis that extends through the housing, and an interior defined between the front and back sides;

a drive mechanism positioned in the interior of the housing adjacent the front end;

a circuit board positioned in the interior of the housing adjacent the rear end, the circuit board including a controller;

at least one battery electrically coupled to the circuit board, the at least one battery being at least partially positioned within the housing adjacent the circuit board and the rear end; and

a light positioned on the front end of the housing that is electrically coupled to the controller;

wherein a ratio is defined as a length of the punchdown tool in a direction parallel to the impact axis divided by a length of the drive mechanism in a direction parallel to the impact axis; and

wherein the ratio is in a range from 1.5 to 2.0.

2. The punchdown tool of claim 1 , wherein the housing defines a max diameter of the punchdown tool that is within a range from 30 millimeters to 40 millimeters.

3. The punchdown tool of claim 2 , wherein a length defined between the front end and the rear end of the housing is within a range from 160 millimeters to 170 millimeters.

4. The punchdown tool of claim 2 , wherein the rear end of the housing includes a lobe that defines the maximum diameter of the housing.

5. The punchdown tool of claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the light to blink when the at least one battery is low on power.

6. The punchdown tool of claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the light to stay on for a predetermined time period.

7. The punchdown tool of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined time period is fifteen minutes.

8. The punchdown tool of claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism further includes a hammer, a drive spring, and an anvil with a barrel configured to receive an insert for impacting a wire.

9. A punchdown tool for fitting wires into connectors comprising:

a housing including a front side, a back side, a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a leading surface on the front end, and an interior defined between the front and back sides;

a drive mechanism including a hammer, an anvil, and a drive spring, the drive mechanism positioned in the interior of the housing adjacent the front end;

a circuit board positioned in the interior of the housing adjacent the rear end, the circuit board including a controller;

a light positioned on the leading surface of the housing that is electrically coupled to the controller; and

at least one battery positioned in the interior of the housing for supplying power to the light and the circuit board;

wherein the controller controls the light to stay on for a predetermined time period.

10. The punchdown tool of claim 9 , wherein the maximum diameter of the housing is within a range from 30 millimeters to 40 millimeters.

11. The punchdown tool of claim 10 , wherein a length defined between the front end and the rear end of the housing is within a range from 160 millimeters to 170 millimeters.

12. The punchdown tool of claim 9 , wherein the drive mechanism further includes a barrel that is configured to receive an insert for impacting a wire.

13. The punchdown tool of claim 9 , wherein the drive mechanism is movable between an unloaded position and a loaded position, and wherein the anvil is fully retracted in the housing when the punchdown tool is in in the loaded position.