[cctalk] Re: hp 16500C parts needed.

Am 26.09.2026 um 21:37 schrieb Adrian Godwin via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>rg>: I have some 16500A frames which uses a similar panel. The rotary encoder and contrast/brightness controls are a little different but the IR section may be the same. > On Sat, Sep 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM Mike Katz via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > Glen, > > I bought a 16500C on ebay but it was not packed well and the front panel > metal frame was broken as well as one of the tabs that holds the pems > nuts on the front panel. It is also missing, i think, one of the 4 > position black IR "directors" that mount on top of the photo transistors > on the curved circuit boards at the bottom of the display. > > If I have to I can harvest them from my 16500b but I prefer not to ruin > a perfectly good unit to repair another. > > The part numbers that I can find are: > > MP1 16500-40201 Front Panel > MP22 5021-5807 Frame Front > > I cannot find a parts list for the IR Detector circuit board. > > I am also still looking for the 80 pin high density cable to connect the > 16500B main circuit board to the lan interface board. The part # for the > additional cable that I am looking for is 16500-61614. > > Do you know where I can find either a dead 16500C I can harvest the > parts from or know where I can get the parts? > > Thank you, > > Mike > bitwiz(a)12bitsbest.com > > > >> On 9/20/2026 12:44 AM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: >> On Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 9:33 PM Mike Katz via cctalk<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org >> >> wrote: >> >>> The distance is about 4 inches or less I believe. I can measure it. >>> >> The 80 conductor 16550A cable might be too short. Also, it might be keyed >> the wrong way even if it was long enough. The 16550A cable polarization > tab >> is keyed pin 1 to pin 1, while the 16500B / 16500L/H cable might be > reverse >> keyed between the two ends. I'd have to pull the lid off of a 16500B to >> check. >> >