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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2007
David M. Heffelfinger, Sequim, WA (US);
David A. Pringle, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David B. Mcdonald, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Ashot Nalbandyan, Granada Hills, CA (US);
David M. Heffelfinger, Sequim, WA (US);
David A. Pringle, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David B. McDonald, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Ashot Nalbandyan, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Luminys Systems Corp., Hollywood, CA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle testing lamp system comprising an onboard controller unit, an off-board controller unit, and a lamp fixture. The onboard controller unit comprises a solid state relay, the solid state relay being switchable between an idle output power setting and a high output power setting; a timing circuit,; a transfer circuit; a current sensor; a current regulator; and batteries or other auxiliary power supply. The off-board controller unit comprises a power supply electrically connected to a voltage booster circuit. The lamp fixture comprises an ignitor; a shock mount; and a lamp that is electrically connected to the igniter. The off-board controller supplies power to the lamp at its idle level. The onboard transfer circuit permits the off-board power supply to be disconnected while the onboard controller unit maintains the lamp at idle, and the onboard timing circuit limits the time that the lamp remains at high output. Also disclosed is a method for using a vehicle testing lamp system.