Apparatus for testing operation of a display panel adapted to be connected to a drive mechanism by an electrical cable of predetermined connector configuration

摘要

Apparatus for testing operation of a vehicle instrument panel that includes first and second electrical connectors each of predetermined connector configuration and each having a predetermined number of individually identified electrical contacts arrayed in identical series. An array of electrical switches is disposed on an operator panel, with each of the switches having a pair of switch contacts respectively connected to corresponding identically identified contacts of the first and second connectors. Each of the switches has facility on the operator panel responsive to an operator for selectively individually closing or opening each of the switches to interconnect or disconnect within the apparatus the corresponding connector contacts of the first and second connectors. A pair of single-conductor jacks are disposed on the panel adjacent to each of the switches, with each of such jacks being connected to a corresponding contact of the adjacent switch. Printed indicia are affixed to the panel adjacent to each of the switches and the corresponding pair of jacks for identifying the contacts of the first and second connectors associated with the adjacent switch and jacks.