Electrical connector with shorting device

An electrical connector for checking a connection between a tube and a housing on an outer wall of a device, said connector comprising a tubular portion having a first end, a second end and a flow passage extending between said ends, portions of said tubular portion adjacent said first end being configured for engagement with said tube, portions of said tubular portion adjacent said second end being configured for mating with said housing, a continuity inspection portion mounted to said tubular portion, said continuity inspection portion having a first end facing in a first common direction with said first end of said tubular portion and a second end facing in a second common direction with said second end of said tubular portion, first and second cavities extending through said continuity inspection portion from said first end to said second end thereof, first and second detection terminals mounted in said first and second cavities, a slide mounted to said second end of said continuity inspection portion, said slide having a short-circuit terminal mounted therein, said slide being movable on said continuity inspection portion from a first position where said short-circuit terminal connects both of said detection terminals to a second position where said short-circuit terminal is spaced from at least one of said detection terminals, and a biasing means between the continuity inspection portion and the slide for biasing the slider toward the second position.