A device for testing multi-wire harnesses, printed wiring board assemblies
and card cages for wiring faults. The device comprises power and logic
circuits in a housing, a fault indicator panel, a resistance balance
circuit and a low voltage wiring test array. The wire harness is connected
with both ends of the wires to sets of terminals on the wiring test array.
In testing a wire harness, the operator grasps two probes which are
attached to the resistance balance circuit and wipes them on the terminals
of the test array. For test of printed wiring board assemblies or card
cages, only one probe is required to contact the terminals on the test
array. This action causes the resistance balance circuit to combine with
the wiring test array segment and a wiring harness wire to form a voltage
divider circuit which outputs voltage signals related to the wiring
status. The device logic processes these signals and causes any fault
indication to illuminate on the indicator panel. The device is light, and
portable and offers the advantages of low cost, ease of use, safety and
simplicity.