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An assembly for use in an electrical power distribution system, the assembly comprising:

• a housing comprising an interior space;
• an electrical apparatus in the interior space, the electrical apparatus comprising an electrical connection mechanism configured to move between at least two positions;
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• an observation port through the housing, the observation port being configured to allow visual observation of the electrical connection mechanism in the interior space from an exterior of the housing, wherein an exterior surface of the electrical connection mechanism comprises a material that emits light in response to receiving light from a light source, the material being configured to emit light after receiving light from the light source and while the light from the light source is not illuminating the material.

An assembly for use in an electrical power distribution system, the assembly comprising:

• a housing comprising a plurality of distinct interior spaces;
• an electrical apparatus in each of the distinct interior spaces, the electrical apparatus comprising an electrical connection mechanism configured to move between at least two positions;
• an illumination port through the housing;
• an optical source mounted in the illumination port;
• an optical guide assembly mounted in the illumination port, the optical guide assembly comprising:
• a plurality of optical guides, each optical guide comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the optical guides being configured to receive light from the optical source and the second end of the optical guide being configured to deliver at least some of the received light to one of the distinct interior spaces;
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• a plurality of observation ports through the housing, each of the plurality of observation ports being configured to allow visual observation of the electrical connection mechanism in one of the plurality of distinct interior spaces from an exterior of the housing, wherein the observation ports are physically separate from the illumination port.