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Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2018
Applicant:

Dish Network L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventors:

Kirk Lenzie, Aurora, CO (US);

Eric Berg, Littleton, CO (US);

Matthew Bailey, Denver, CO (US);

Assignee:

DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/05 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0029 (2013.01); H01R 13/057 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01);
Abstract

Novel techniques are described for discharging high voltage components. For example, a tool is provided to discharge high-voltage capacitors in electrical appliances prior to servicing those appliances. The tool can include a handle structure electrically and physically isolated from a head structure by an elongated body. The elongated body can house at least a portion of a discharge circuit configured to discharge high-voltage components and to indicate (visually, audibly, etc.) whether voltage is present on components being discharged. The head structure can include multiple probes adapted to electrically couple the tool with the high-voltage components and through which to discharge the components.


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