AC-Based Continuity Tester Finds Single-Ended Faults

Maxim Integrated Products

Kevin Bilke

Application Note

April 2009

This article presents an AC-based continuity tester designed for frontline test and repair jobs. The circuit provides a simple GO/NO-GO test for localizing faults in multicore cables, allowing one to open and repair the correct cable end while avoiding the risk of damaging a good connector by opening it up.

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