Electrical connector for aluminum conductor composite core (ACCC) cable

A method of connecting an electrical connector to a cable comprising:

• removing conductor wires from an end of the cable to expose a length of a core of the cable;
• locating the exposed core inside a wedge housing;
• inserting a wedge between the exposed core and the wedge housing;
• attaching a connector member to the wedge housing;
• connecting a powered tool to an end section of the connector member;
• and
• operating the powered tool to axially rotate the connector member, wherein the wedge slides along an inner surface of the wedge housing in response to the operating of the powered tool to axially rotate the connector member.

A method of connecting a dead end electrical connector to a cable comprising:

• removing conductor wires from an end of the cable to expose a length of a core of the cable;
• locating the exposed core inside a wedge housing;
• inserting wedges between the exposed core and the wedge housing;
• and
• engaging a dead end connector member with the wedge housing, wherein the dead end connector member pushes the wedges into contact with each other to grip the exposed core as the wedge housing is engaged with the dead end connector member, and wherein the dead end connector member comprises an end section which is connected to a power tool and rotated to axially rotate the dead end connector member and thereby engage the dead end connector member with the wedge housing.