An attachable, armor-piercing shunting device utilizing a reversibly engageable enclosure configured to receive a cable such as an electric submersible pump cable. Piercing elements arranged around the enclosure body are passed through the enclosure body's sides to contact and penetrate any cable armor and shunt the cable. The enclosure body may be hinged with a reversible locking mechanism (such as a spring pin) to facilitate installation of the enclosure body around a cable.

An insulation piercing connector includes a body having a bore extending therethrough. One or more clamps secure the body to an electrical cable At least a portion of the bore is threaded or a threaded member is associated therewith. A piercing pin is threadingly engaged with the bore threads or the threaded member and includes a first end configured to pierce the insulation of the electrical cable and contact a conductor as the piercing pin is rotated in a first direction. The piercing pin includes a head that is configured to shear off as a result of torque exceeding a predetermined value after the first end contacts the conductor. The probe of a sensor can contact the second end of the piercing pin to obtain information from the conductor, such as voltage, current, and/or thermal information.

The invention relates to a method for connecting an electric component to an electrical component support and an electrical component for an electrical component support, in particular for a motor vehicle. According to the invention, an electric component is connected to an electrical component support which comprises a base part and an electrical conductor paths arranged therein. At least one electric contact connected to the electrical component is moved in the base part such that the electric contact is electrically connected to the conductor path. The invention also relates to two electric contacts which are connected to the electric components and which are connected, according to the claims, to two different conductor paths in the base part. Said electric components can comprise more than two electric contacts, which according to the claimed method, are connected to the conductor paths of the base part.

A connector includes a conductor block with a run line opening, a run insulation piercing member extending into the run line opening, a tap line opening, and a tap insulation piercing member extending into the tap line opening. A run cap extends over the run line opening. A run bolt extends through the run cap into the run line opening. The run bolt includes a first threaded shank and a first shearable head. The first shearable head is configured to disconnect from the first threaded shank on reaching a first torque limit. A tap cap extends over the tap line opening. A tap bolt extends through the tap cap into the tap line opening. The tap bolt includes a second threaded shank and a second shearable head. The second shearable head is configured to disconnect from the second threaded shank on reaching a second torque limit.

A connector includes a conductor block with a run line opening, a run insulation piercing member extending into the run line opening, a tap line opening, and a tap insulation piercing member extending into the tap line opening. A run cap extends over the run line opening. A run bolt extends through the run cap into the run line opening. The run bolt includes a first threaded shank and a first shearable head. The first shearable head is configured to disconnect from the first threaded shank on reaching a first torque limit. A tap cap extends over the tap line opening. A tap bolt extends through the tap cap into the tap line opening. The tap bolt includes a second threaded shank and a second shearable head. The second shearable head is configured to disconnect from the second threaded shank on reaching a second torque limit.