Patent ID: 6407551
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: F02D,F02P,G01R

Abstract:
A test device for a glow plug controller which is mounted upon a vehicle engine, the glow plug controller including a female electrical connector, the test device comprising:a female connector having a plurality of sockets; a first lead connected to a first socket and a second socket of said female connector, said first lead extending from said female connector and being adapted to be connected to a vehicle power supply; a second lead connected to a third socket of said female adapter, said second lead extending from said female connector and being adapted to be connected to a vehicle ground; a light emitting diode having an anode and a cathode, said anode connected to a fourth socket of said female connector; a tester load resistor having a first end connected to said cathode of said light emitting diode and a second end connected to said second lead; an adapter that includes a male connector having a plurality of pins which are received by said sockets in said female connector, said adapter also including a plurality of leads, each of said leads from said adapter terminating in a stud connector, said stud connectors being adapted to be inserted into corresponding sockets in the glow plug female electrical connector; and an adapter load resistor having a first end that is adapted to be connected to a voltage output socket of the glow plug controller and a second end connected to ground, said light emitting diode being electrically connected through said adapter and the glow plug controller when the test device is connected thereto and flashing to indicate the condition of the glow plug controller.