An electrical connector including a connector section and a connector
performance indicating section. The connector section includes a first
connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and
a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical
conductor. The connector section is adapted to electrical connect the
first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor. The
connector performance indicating section is connected to a portion of the
connector section. The connector performance indicating section includes
a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a
temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined
temperature. The temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID) tag.