Commonly used iron or aluminum metal fittings for transmitting wires, collectively known as hardware. Hardware comes in a variety of types with different applications, such as various clamps for installing conductors, various suspension rings for insulator strings, various pressure sleeves and repair sleeves for connecting conductors, various types of spacing rods for divided conductors, and also various tension hardware for towers. Additionally, there are fittings related to the size of protective conductors, which must be compatible with each other.
