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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1988
Richard Kaczmarek, Chicago, IL (US);
Reliance Comm/Tec Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A central office protector module which includes a light to provide a visual indication whenever the module shorts either of the lines protected by the module to groud as a result of either a sustained overcurrent or overvoltage condition on either line. The module includes a sixth or alarm pin in addition to the two line pins, two equipment pins and one ground pin usually included in the module. The module also includes two internal alarm terminals which are each associated with a respective one of the lines. The light is connected to those terminals and a source of voltage. The alarm terminals are connected to ground to complete the circuit to the light when the associated line is connected to ground within the module.