Cable connection system

A method of connecting a metal jacketed electrical cable with a primary housing, wherein the cable comprises an electrical conductor, a metal jacket surrounding the conductor, and an electrical insulating material disposed between the conductor and the metal jacket, wherein the cable has a distal cable end, wherein the primary housing has a proximal housing end and a distal housing end, wherein the primary housing defines a primary housing bore extending within the primary housing from the proximal primary housing end, wherein the proximal primary housing end is comprised of an external primary housing thread, and wherein at least one socket electrical connector is contained within the primary housing bore and electrically isolated from the housing, the method comprising:

• (a) removing a portion of the metal jacket from the distal cable end to provide a jacket termination distanced from the distal cable end;
• (b) removing a portion of the insulating material from the distal cable end to provide an insulating material termination distanced from the distal cable end, wherein the insulating material termination is between the distal cable end and the jacket termination;
• (c) providing a rigid electrical insulating sleeve;
• (d) passing the insulating sleeve over the distal cable end so that the insulating sleeve surrounds the insulating material and extends at least a portion of the distance between the jacket termination and the insulating material termination;
• (e) providing at least one pin electrical connector, wherein the at least one pin electrical connector has a proximal pin connector end;
• (f) connecting the at least one pin electrical connector with the conductor between the insulating material termination and the distal cable end so that the proximal pin connector end is adjacent to the insulating material termination, so that the insulating sleeve is between the jacket termination and the proximal pin connector end, and so that the insulating sleeve prevents the proximal pin connector end from contacting the jacket termination;
• (g) providing a primary housing compression fitting, wherein the primary housing compression fitting comprises a primary housing compression nut having an internal nut thread for engagement with the external primary housing thread, and a primary housing compression ring for providing a primary housing to cable seal between the primary housing bore and the cable;
• (h) extending the at least one pin electrical connector through the primary housing compression fitting and into the primary housing bore so that the at least one pin electrical connector electrically connects with the at least one socket electrical connector;
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• (i) tightening the primary housing compression fitting onto the primary housing by threading the primary housing compression nut onto the external primary housing thread to provide the primary housing to cable seal and to mechanically connect the cable with the primary housing.

A method of connecting a metal jacketed electrical cable with a primary housing, wherein the cable comprises an electrical conductor, a metal jacket surrounding the conductor, and an electrical insulating material disposed between the conductor and the metal jacket, wherein the cable has a distal cable end, wherein the primary housing has a proximal housing end and a distal housing end, wherein the primary housing defines a primary housing bore extending within the primary housing from the proximal primary housing end, wherein the proximal primary housing end is comprised of an external primary housing thread, and wherein at least one socket electrical connector is contained within the primary housing bore and electrically isolated from the housing, the method comprising:

• (a) removing a portion of the metal jacket from the distal cable end to provide a jacket termination distanced from the distal cable end;
• (b) removing a portion of the insulating material from the distal cable end to provide an insulating material termination distanced from the distal cable end, wherein the insulating material termination is between the distal cable end and the jacket termination;
• (c) providing a rigid electrical insulating sleeve;
• (d) passing the insulating sleeve over the distal cable end so that the insulating sleeve surrounds the insulating material and extends at least a portion of the distance between the jacket termination and the insulating material termination;
• (e) providing at least one pin electrical connector, wherein the at least one pin electrical connector has a proximal pin connector end;
• (f) connecting the at least one pin electrical connector with the conductor between the insulating material termination and the distal cable end so that the proximal pin connector end is adjacent to the insulating material termination, so that the insulating sleeve is between the jacket termination and the proximal pin connector end, and so that the insulating sleeve prevents the proximal pin connector end from contacting the jacket termination;
• (g) providing a primary housing compression fitting, wherein the primary housing compression fitting comprises a primary housing compression nut having an internal nut thread for engagement with the external primary housing thread, and a primary housing compression ring for providing a primary housing to cable seal between the primary housing bore and the cable;
• (h) providing a secondary housing having a proximal secondary housing end and a distal secondary housing end, wherein the secondary housing defines a secondary housing bore extending within the secondary housing from the distal secondary housing end, and wherein the proximal secondary housing end is comprised of an external secondary housing thread;
• (i) providing a secondary housing compression fitting, wherein the secondary housing compression fitting comprises a secondary housing compression nut having an internal nut thread for engagement with the external secondary housing thread, and a secondary housing compression ring for providing a secondary housing to cable seal between the secondary housing bore and the cable;
• (j) extending the at least one pin electrical connector through the secondary housing compression fitting, through the secondary housing bore, through the primary housing compression fitting and into the primary housing bore so that the at least one pin electrical connector electrically connects with the at least one socket electrical connector;
• (k) tightening the primary housing compression fitting onto the primary housing by threading the primary housing compression nut onto the external primary housing thread to provide the primary housing to cable seal and to mechanically connect the cable with the primary housing;
• (l) receiving the proximal primary housing end within the secondary housing bore so that a secondary housing to primary housing seal is provided between the secondary housing bore and the primary housing;
• (m) mechanically connecting the secondary housing with the primary housing;
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• (n) tightening the secondary housing compression fitting onto the secondary housing by threading the secondary housing compression nut onto the external secondary housing thread to provide the secondary housing to cable seal and to mechanically connect the cable with the secondary housing.