Apparatus and method for mounting an overhead device

A method for securing to and collecting power from an electrical conductor, comprising:

• adjusting a current transformer (“CT”) clamp rod to open a CT;
• positioning the CT to a position resting upon the electrical conductor;
• adjusting a wire clamp rod to open a wire clamp;
• positioning the wire clamp and wire clamp rod such that the wire clamp clamps the electrical conductor, wherein
• the wire clamp and the CT comprise elements of a monitoring device, and
• the monitoring device comprises a housing coupled to or suspended from the monitoring device and enclosing circuitry associated with the monitoring device, a top cover that covers a top core of the CT, a bottom cover that covers a bottom core of the CT, and an arm that adjoins the housing, the top cover, and the bottom cover, wherein the bottom cover is slidable along a length of the arm, the arm having an adjustment rod disposed therethrough, and wherein the CT is external to the housing.