Patent ID: 6538452
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A device for testing cables having a coaxial connector having an outermost conductive sleeve and a center pin, comprising:a housing having opposing surfaces forming a housing interior, the housing having at least a first and second aperture; a first coaxial connector jack disposed on one of the surfaces and passing through the first aperture, the first coaxial connector jack having a first center pin receptacle surrounded by a first support shaft, the first support shaft concentrically engaged with an inner side of the outermost conductive sleeve of the coaxial connector, the first coaxial connector jack also having a reference electrode; a second coaxial connector jack disposed on one of the surfaces and passing through the second aperture, the second coaxial connector jack having a second center pin receptacle surrounded by a second support shaft, the second support concentrically engaged with the inner side of the outermost conductive sleeve; first circuitry disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the first center pin receptacle and the reference electrode, the first circuitry providing electrical power to the coaxial connector received by the first coaxial connector jack to determine whether the electrical resistance of the coaxial connector is within a predetermined range and to provide a first external indication of the determination; a first switch in operable connection with the second center pin receptacle that is repositioned in response to the second center pin receptacle receiving the center pin of the coaxial connector that has a length greater than a threshold; and second circuitry disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the first switch, the second circuitry providing a second external indication in response to the first switch being repositioned.