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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1997
Douglas A Czaja, San Antonio, TX (US);
Robert Bolanos, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A test fixture and method emulate the inputs and/or outputs to a controller and motor of a spin rinse dryer to permit selective testing of the controller and/or motor thereof. In some instances, the test fixture enables testing of a spin rinse dryer controller and/or motor to be performed outside of a clean room environment, and without requiring a spin rinse dryer to be taken off-line. In other instances, the same test fixture enables diagnosis of which component if any has failed in a production spin rinse dryer so that the failed component can be replaced quickly to minimize the downtime of the equipment.