or any other suitable metal or non metal the connector body 224 is configured to have two separate load transmission paths in the illustrated embodiment the connector body 224 is a tubular member having bore 225 for receiving the cable 202 and a pocket 234 for receiving the stress wedge 226 the connector body 224 may also include a distal end 240 and a plug end 241 the distal end 240 acts as a load transmitting structure as further described below the plug end 241 may be configured to receive an electrical plug 207 or other electrical interface associated with the seismic device 204 in some embodiments the plug end 241 may includes threads or other feature to fixedly connect with the electrical plug 207 a first load transmission path to the collar 222 is formed by the core stress member 206 and the stress wedge 226 the stress wedge 226 seats tightly within the pocket 234 formed in the connector body 224 the stress wedge 226 may be a conical ring shaped member that is fixed to the core stress member 206 using any suitable method e g chemical bonding a physical coupling a knot formed on the core stress member.