Power contact for electrical connector

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a circuit board having an upper surface and a lower surface, the circuit board having circuit conductors at the upper surface;
• an electrical connector including a connector housing, power contacts, and lower power contacts held by the connector housing, the connector housing having a mating end and a mounting end, the mating end having a receptacle, the mating end configured to be mated with a mating connector, the mounting end mounted to the upper surface of the circuit board, each power contact extending between a mating end and a terminating end, the mating end including a power-in contact interface configured to be coupled to the mating connector, the terminating end including a power-out circuit board interface coupled to the corresponding circuit conductors of the circuit board, each power contact including a power take-off between the mating end and the terminating end, the power take-off including a power-out cable plug interface configured to be electrically connected to a cable plug, each lower power contact extends between a mating end and a terminating end, the mating end of the lower power contact including a power-in contact interface configured to be coupled to the mating connector, the terminating end of the lower power contact including a power-out circuit board interface configured to be coupled to the circuit board, wherein the mating ends of each of the lower power contacts are arranged at a bottom of the receptacle and the mating ends of each of the power contacts are arranged at a top of the receptacle, and wherein the receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of the mating connector between the power contacts and the lower power contacts for mating with the mating connector;
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• a power take-off cable plug coupled to the electrical connector, the power take-off cable plug including a plug housing holding a power take-off terminal, the power-take-off terminal being coupled to the power contact at the power-out cable plug interface, the power take-off cable plug including a power cable coupled to the power take-off terminal and extending from the plug housing.