Maintenance equipment for testing pins on microcircuit testing system, comprises box which houses a maintenance plate and means of moving it into contact with the microcircuit test pins

摘要

A box (20) acts as sleeve for a connector (1) which has test pins (4) with upper ends (6). The box also houses a maintenance plate (26) which is mounted on a support (23). The support and maintenance plate may be lowered into contact with the test pins by rotation of a handle and crank (25). The maintenance plate may be designed to clean the pins or it may be metallic and conducting to check their continuity