A hot stick 8 is provided for applying a grounding clamp, such as a grounding clamp 10, to an overhead electrical conductor, such as an overhead electrical conductor 12. The hot stick 8 includes an elongate insulating pole 42, an electric stepper motor 44 carried on the pole 42, and an adapter 46 mounted on the pole 42 for rotation about an axis 22, with the adapter 46 operably connected to the electric motor 44 to be rotated by the electric motor 44 about the axis 22. The adapter 46 has a receptacle 52 configured to receive a rotatable member 20 of a grounding clamp, such as a rotatable member 20 of the grounding clamp 10, and to transfer a rotational force from the electric motor 44 to the rotatable member 20 to actuate the grounding clamp 10 between an open condition and clamped condition of the grounding clamp 10.

A kit for use with an above ground portion of a tracer wire includes a tube and a conductive end cap. The tube has an interior cavity extending from a first end to a second end, and the internal cavity has a diameter configured to be positioned about the tracer wire. The conductive end cap is configured to electrically engage the tracer wire, and is further configured to mechanically engage a surface of the tube such that the tracer wire is protected from corrosion and external elements while allowing a signal to be sent along the tracer wire through the conductive end cap.

The present disclosure provides electrical clamps that can easily attach to a variety of shaped objects, such as fence posts and other objects for the purpose of establishing an electrical connection or conductive path between the electrical clamp, an object the electrical clamp is secured to, and a conductor attached to the electrical clamp. The electrical clamp utilizes an adjustable saddle construction that can be secured to the geometry of objects, such as a square, rectangular, round or oval geometry of the object, and a clamp cap construction that can electrically couple one or more conductors to the electrical clamp.

A clamping assembly for attaching a grounding conductor to a pipe having a protective coating includes an elongate conductive strap and a clamp. The conductive strap is sufficiently long to circumferentially surround the pipe and has longitudinally spaced sharp projections that are sufficient to penetrate the protective coating around the pipe to make an electrical coupling between the strap and a conductive part of the pipe beneath the protective coating. The clamp is coupled to the grounding conductor and clamps the conductive strap to the pipe at a tension sufficient to maintain an electrical connection between the conductive part of the pipe and the grounding conductor without the need for any welding of the grounding conductor to the pipe and without the need for any stripping of the protective coating from the pipe.

A ground fitting allows electrical connection between a ground wire carried in a metal sheathing, and a ground point such as a pipe or ground rod. The ground fitting includes an armored cable clamp and a pipe clamp. The pipe clamp is tightened on the pipe or ground rod. The metal sheathing is cut to expose a short length of the ground wire. The ground wire is inserted into a ground wire clamp portion of the armored cable clamp, and the metal sheathing is inserted into an armored cable sheath clamp portion of the armored cable clamp. A ground screw is tightened against the ground wire to hold the ground wire in the ground wire clamp portion and sheath screws tightened closing the sheath clamp on the sheathing are tightened to secure the sheathing in the wire clamp armored cable sheath clamp portion.

A compressor for compressing a refrigerant is described. The compressor comprises a case having at least one curved portion and at least one opening, wherein the opening is located in the at least one curved portion, an electrical terminal arranged within the at least one opening and fixed to the case, wherein the at least one opening is an elliptical opening. Also, an electrical terminal for use with a compressor is described.

A device may include a strap member, a tensioning member, a first nut, and a second nut. The strap member includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion contiguously connected to the first portion and the second portion. The first nut is coupled to the tensioning member adjacent a first end of the tensioning member. The tensioning member extends through the first nut and contacts a surface of the elongate article to apply a tension force and to electrically connect the elongate article to a grounded electrical conductor. The second nut is coupled to the threaded cylindrical member adjacent a second end and acts on the first nut to retain the position of the tensioning member relative to the first nut. The second nut can also act on a compression lug to place the compression lug in connected engagement with the tensioning member.

The present disclosure provides descriptions of bonding connectors used to connect electrical conductors to metal structures. The bonding connector includes an electrically conductive body and an electrically conductive cap that can be releasably secured to the body using a fastener assembly.

A method for installing a conduit in a liquid-tight fitting includes inserting a coated gland nut configured for insertion onto a conduit, wherein the gland nut includes an outer surface and internal threads. A grounding ring is placed onto external threads of a tubular fitting body having a coated intermediate portion, such that an inner surface of the grounding ring is conductively coupled to the external threads of the fitting body. The outer surface of the grounding ring includes a ground wire engaging portion projecting therefrom. The internal threads of the gland nut are loosely coupled to the external threads of the fitting body. The grounding ring is rotated to a desired position relative to the fitting body. The gland nut is tightened to the fitting body, such that the coated outer surface of the gland nut and the coated intermediate portion of the fitting body compressingly engage the grounding ring therebetween.

An electrical slip conduit coupler has a body with an outer periphery and a cylindrical passageway passing through the body for receipt of conduits. The body has a bore extending through the outer periphery to the cylindrical passageway and first and second grooves located along its outer periphery on opposite sides of the bore. The coupler also has a stop clip with a central portion dimensioned to protrude through the bore into the cylindrical passageway, the stop clip has first and second arm portions that are dimensioned to engage the first and second grooves when the stop clip central portion protrudes through the bore, wherein at least one of the arm portions includes an outwardly extending region dimensioned for receipt of a tool to lift the stop clip, and wherein the body includes first and second sight slots to determine if electrical conduits are near the stop clip.