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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M. Tallman, Marshall Township, PA (US);
William J. Murphy, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Robert T. Elms, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/128 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/128 ;
Abstract
A testing device for detecting and locating an arcing fault in an electrical system includes a detector circuit for detecting one or more characteristics of the arcing fault proximate the arcing fault and outputting a responsive signal. An annunciator speaker or display annunciates the responsive signal when the detector circuit is proximate the arcing fault, in order to locate the arcing fault in the electrical system.