Electrical connectors and methods for using the same

A method for forming an electrical connection with first and second conductors, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a busbar assembly for electrically connecting a plurality of conductors, the busbar assembly comprising:
• a housing defining;
• an interior cavity:
• and
• first and second ports each including a conductor passage and communicating with the interior cavity, the conductor passages each being adapted to receive a conductor therethrough;
• an electrically conductive busbar conductor member disposed in the interior or cavity;
• at least one holding mechanism to selectively secure each of the conductors to the busbar conductor member for electrical contact therewith;
• and
• sealant disposed in the conductor passage of each of the first and second ports, the sealant being adapted for insertion of the conductors therethrough such that the sealant provides a seal about the inserted conductors;
• wherein the interior cavity includes a volume filled with a compressible gas to receive the sealant when the sealant is displaced by the conductors;
• wherein the volume is located between the sealant and at least a portion of the busbar conductor member;
• b) inserting each of the first and second conductors through a respective one of the conductor passages and the sealant disposed therein and into the interior cavity such that the sealant provides a seal about the first and second conductors;
• and
• c) selectively securing each of the conductors to the busbar conductor member for electrical contact therewith using the at least one holding mechanism.