VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM TESTEN VON KABELN

摘要

A machine for making and testing a cable harness assembly having planar, multi-conductor cable terminated to insulation displacement contacts housed in connectors. The machine includes a test module having a programmed microprocessing unit for executing the testing procedure. A series of manually operable switches are provided, the conditions of which are detectable by the computer. These switches are then set to indicate the number of contacts present in the connectors being terminated and to indicate which of these contact positions are to be tested. Additionally, the order of correspondence of the contacts of one connector to the other connector may be reversed by actuating a forward/reverse switch. The test module includes a learn mode, where a cable assembly of known configuration is placed into the machine. The test module then determines the continuity paths of the cable assembly and uses that information to test subsequently made cable assemblies.