[cctalk] Re: hp 16500C parts needed.

Hi all, I‘m quite interested in your experience with 16500 Maimframes. Mine is not very good, since I tried some of them. Each one died with a defective PSU Board, some died very spectacular. Since the psu board is very complex as well as there seems to be no schematics available I gave up on these systems. I‘d like to give them another try. Best Andreas > 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. >>>