Patent ID: 6344748
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A tester for junctions between a coaxial cable and coaxial cable connectors connected to said coaxial cable to test for intermittent and continuous open circuit and short circuit faults at said junctions, said tester comprising:a cable terminator plug having a characteristic impedance and being coupled to a first end of a coaxial cable whose junctions are to be tested; and an electronic testing circuit having a coaxial cable connector coupled to a second end of said coaxial cable to be tested said electronic testing circuit comprising: a test circuit coupled to said coaxial cable connector for detecting open and short circuit faults at one or both of said junctions and generating open fault signals indicating detected open circuit faults, short fault signals indicating detected short faults and a no shorts/no opens signal indicating no detected short or open faults; an open counter coupled to said test circuit for counting said open fault signals; a short counter coupled to said test circuit for counting said short fault signals; and a display circuit for displaying the counts accumulated in said open counter and said short counter.