having being unfortunate enough to have to do direct burial and/or arial cable in the past, I want to make sure I have down this right.
1)I HATE ICKY PICK!!! (What I call the "jelly" in the cable)
2)see number 1
3)I always use "bulldog clamps". Wedged down into cable between outer sheath and foil liner over the final plastic liner of cable, these "bulldog clamps" have a terminal post that I then attach a grounding lug to and either attach to another cable's bulldog clamp or ground from there. I use about a roll of electrical tape to wrap the heck out of it!
4)I always use building entrance type enclosers with lightening protection, that are grounded. (I check for grounds by taking my meter,AC voltage,hook one end to an electrical outlet and start touching metal beams and /or water pipes till I read 120 volts)
Any problems with my sequence??