Patent ID: 7373069

Claim:
A fiber optic tester for testing at least two fiber optic devices substantially simultaneously, each of the fiber optic devices having at least one input connector, at least one output connector, and at least one fiber optic device light path which directs light received at the at least one input connector to the at least one output connector when the at least one fiber optic device light path is unbroken, comprising: a housing having a light source and at least two housing connectors, said light source interior to said housing; at least two adapters, each said adapter having at least one first connector and at least one second connector, said first connectors removably and matingly connected to said housing connectors; said second connectors adapted to removably and matingly connect to said fiber optic device input connectors; said housing having a housing light path, which directs light emitted from said light source through said housing connectors into said first connectors; each said adapter having an adapter light path from said at least one first connector to said at least one second connector, which directs light received from said housing at said at least one first connector to said at least one second connector and into at least one of said at least two fiber optic device input connectors, when said second connectors are removably and matingly connected to said fiber optic device input connectors; a power source, a three position switch, and a strobe circuit, wherein: said power source and said light source are in series when said switch is in a first position, and said light source emits a substantially constant light output; said power source is disconnected from said light source when said switch is in a second position, and said light source emits no light; said power source, said strobe circuit, and said light source are in series when said switch is in a third position, and said light source emits a strobe light output.