Method of connecting an electrically connecting cable to a splice

A method for electrically connecting a conducting cable to a splice, the method comprising:

• positioning at least a portion of a shaft of a guide within a casing such that a cup coupled to an inner end of the shaft is positioned within a clamp, the clamp biased toward an opening of the casing;
• inserting an end of the conducting cable through the guide and into the cup;
• separating the cup from the inner end of the shaft by rupturing a frangible connection between the shaft and the cup;
• and
• after separation of the cup and the inner end of the shaft, further inserting the conducting cable through the guide to move the cup through the clamp, permitting the clamp to move toward a terminal position in which the clamp securely engages the conducting cable.

A method for electrically connecting a conducting cable to a splice, the method comprising:

• positioning a cable splice to receive a conducting cable, the cable splice including a casing having an opening and an interior cavity at least partially defined by an interior wall, a clamp positioned in the interior cavity and moveable between a loading position and a terminal position, a biasing member biasing the clamp toward the terminal position, a guide including a shaft extending through the opening of the casing and a stop extending from the shaft toward the interior wall, the shaft including a receiving end and an inner end opposite the receiving end, and a pilot cup connected to the shaft by a frangible coupling, the pilot cup holding the clamp in the loading position against a force of the biasing member;
• inserting an end of the conducting cable through the guide and into the cup;
• separating the cup from the inner end of the shaft by rupturing the frangible coupling between the shaft and the cup;
• and
• after separation of the cup and the inner end of the shaft, further inserting the conducting cable through the guide to move the cup through the clamp, permitting the clamp to move toward a terminal position in which the clamp securely engages the conducting cable.