Targeted timed reset fault indicator

A fault indicator for indicating the occurrence of a fault in an electrical conductor, said fault indicator comprising:

• a housing;
• a display that can be activated between a normally non-fault indicating condition and a fault indicating condition when a fault occurs in the conductor;
• a fault sensor for determining if a fault has occurred in the electrical conductor and for supplying a signal indicative of a fault condition upon determining that a fault has occurred;
• circuitry responsive to the signal indicative of a fault condition to activate the display to indicate that a fault has occurred;
• and
• a timer to reset the display to the non-fault indicating condition a predetermined time after the display was activated to the fault indicating condition, said predetermined time for resetting the targeted display from the fault indicating condition to the non-fault indicating condition is in a range of about one hour to about 24 hours.

A fault indicator for indicating the occurrence of a fault in an electrical conductor, said fault indicator comprising:

• a housing;
• a high capacity battery;
• a display that can be activated between a normally non-fault indicating condition and a fault indicating condition when a fault occurs in the conductor;
• a fault sensor for sensing if a fault has occurred in the electrical conductor and for supplying a signal indicative of a fault condition upon determining that a fault has occurred;
• and
• a programmable controller responsive to the signal indicative of a fault condition from the fault sensor to activate the display to indicate that a fault has occurred;
• said programmable controller having a sleep mode in which a low quiescent current is drawn from the high capacity battery such that the high capacity battery does not need replacement during the expected lifetime of the fault indicator.