Patent ID: 8427184

Claim:
An apparatus for testing a silicon controlled rectifier module for a generator control unit, the silicon controlled rectifier module including a control power input, a gate input, a source power input and a load power output, the apparatus for testing the SCR comprising: a power source interruptably connected to the power source input of the silicon controlled rectifier module to be tested; a load interruptably connected to the load power output of the silicon controlled rectifier module to be tested; a control voltage power source interruptably connected to the control voltage input of the silicon controlled rectifier module to be tested; a test trigger voltage source interruptably connected to the silicon controlled rectifier module to be tested; a quick clamp assembly for releasably securing the silicon controlled rectifier module, the quick clamp assembly comprising a plurality of probes for making multiple interruptible connections to the silicon controlled rectifier module; a logic control module to perform logic/control and automated test functions for testing a silicon controlled rectifier module for a generator control unit; a display to show the results of tests performed by the apparatus; an overload protection module to prevent excess current from being drawn by the silicon controlled rectifier under test; a safety interlock device that automatically prevents operator electrical shocks; and an enclosure containing the apparatus for testing the silicon controlled rectifier module for a generator control unit.