Cisco Technology, Inc.

Tatenda Maxwell Mbwetu

Jason DeWayne Potterf

Edward John Kliewer

Yaodong Shen

Kevin Mechler

Larkin Hale Andreaus

In one embodiment, an electrical receptacle includes a housing, stationary electrical contacts for transferring power received at the electrical receptacle to a connected device, pin contacts for mating with socket contacts on a plug to create a first connection when the plug is moved along a longitudinal axis of the housing, and internal contacts extending from the pin contacts and located within the housing for mating with the stationary electrical contacts to create a second connection with movement of the plug different from movement for the first connection. An electrical arc created between one of the internal contacts and one of the stationary electrical contacts is contained within the housing. A method and adapter are also disclosed herein.

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Tatenda Maxwell Mbwetu