METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR TESTING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. An electrical testing apparatus, comprising:
- a common housing;
a first connector tethered to the housing via a first plurality of wires extending away from and coupled within the housing, where the first connector is adapted to connect to an electrical panel;
a second connector mounted to the housing and adapted to connect to a wiring harness of the electrical panel, the wiring harness including a second plurality of wires; and
a third connector mounted to the housing and including a plurality of test points for testing a respective electrical signal passing through each wire of the second plurality of wires.
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Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for an electrical testing apparatus for an electrical panel and associated wiring harness. In one embodiment, an electrical testing apparatus includes a common housing; a first connector tethered to the housing via a first plurality of wires extending away from and coupled within the housing, where the first connector is adapted to connect to an electrical panel; a second connector mounted to the housing and adapted to connect to a wiring harness of the electrical panel, the wiring harness including a second plurality of wires; and a third connector mounted to the housing and including a plurality of test points for testing an electrical signal passing through each wire of the second plurality of wires.
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21 Claims
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1. An electrical testing apparatus, comprising:
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a common housing; a first connector tethered to the housing via a first plurality of wires extending away from and coupled within the housing, where the first connector is adapted to connect to an electrical panel; a second connector mounted to the housing and adapted to connect to a wiring harness of the electrical panel, the wiring harness including a second plurality of wires; and a third connector mounted to the housing and including a plurality of test points for testing a respective electrical signal passing through each wire of the second plurality of wires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for monitoring an electrical panel of a vehicle, comprising:
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passing electrical signals from the electrical panel to a first connector of an electrical testing apparatus, through the electrical testing apparatus via a first plurality of wires connecting the first connector to a second connector of the electrical testing apparatus, and to a wiring harness of the electrical panel, the wiring harness coupled to the second connector, during operation of the vehicle; and splitting the passing electrical signals off to a third connector of the electrical testing apparatus, where the third connector is coupled to the first plurality of wires via a second plurality of wires, each of the second plurality of wires spliced off from a corresponding one of the first plurality of wires. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for monitoring an electrical system of a vehicle, comprising:
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an electrical panel including a first connector coupled to a plurality of panel wires; a wiring harness including a plurality of harness wires coupled to a second connector adapted to couple to the first connector, where each harness wire of the plurality of harness wires corresponds to one panel wire of the plurality of panel wires; and a testing apparatus including a third connector coupled to the first connector, a fourth connector coupled to the second connector, and a fifth connector including a plurality of testing ports, each port of the plurality of testing ports coupled to a testing wire spliced from a corresponding main wire of a plurality of main wires of the testing apparatus coupling the third connector to the fourth connector, where each main wire corresponds to a corresponding panel wire and harness wire, and where the third connector and second connector are directly mounted to a housing of the testing apparatus and the first connector is tethered to the housing via the plurality of main wires. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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