Patent ID: 8616908

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising: a housing body that includes: a cable receiving end having a first bore extending therethrough for receiving a power cable having a conductor; a first T-end projecting perpendicular to the cable receiving end and including a second bore extending therethrough that communicates with the first bore in the cable receiving end, and a second T-end projecting perpendicular to the cable receiving end and including a third bore extending therethrough that communicates with the first bore in the cable receiving end and the second bore in the first T-end; an adapter component configured for insertion into the third bore in the second T-end, wherein the adapter component includes an insulated outer body and a conductive core configured to conductively communicate with the conductor of the power cable; and a sacrificial cap configured for placement on the adapter component, wherein the sacrificial cap includes an insulated outer body and a sacrificial conductor configured to conductively communicate with the conductive core of the adapter component, and wherein the sacrificial cap is configured to be cut to confirm that the electrical connector is de-energized.