A power shunt recovered from industrial equipment was among the components employed in building a blaster rifle that the Abednedo named Ilco Munica possessed. He carried this weapon during his time in the Tuanul settlement on the planet of Jakku, approximately three decades following the Battle of Endor.
The debut of a power shunt was as a component of a prop featured in the movie Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, which premiered in 2015. Although the film did not specify the part's name, it was initially identified in Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary. Pablo Hidalgo authored this reference book, which saw release concurrently with the film.