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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2010
Adam Gentner, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Ray DE Schepper, Norwalk, CA (US);
Adam Gentner, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Ray de Schepper, Norwalk, CA (US);
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for jumping a pin connections in an electrical device are provided. The electrical device can be a vehicle having a data link connector that once mated with the apparatus, such a jumping connector that will jump at least two pin connections in the data link connector. The jumping connector can also have dip switches that be in the active or inactive state. In the active state, the dip switch will cause a connection to one of the pin connectors on the electrical device while the inactive state, the dip switch will not cause a connection to one of the pin connectors on the electrical device.