Abstract: A stop joint between a pair of electrical cables of different types, such as an oil filled cable and a cable with extruded insulation. Both cable ends are terminated in a known manner except that the conductor of one cable is mechanically and electrically connected to the conductor of the other cable by a rod surrounded by a body of insulation, portions of the insulation at opposite ends thereof being respectively covered by the insulation of the terminating elements of one cable and by the insulation of the terminating elements of the other cable. The body has a flange which is clamped to one of the cable terminating elements, and to provide electrical interconnection of the cable shields, the central portion of the body is covered with a semiconductive varnish.