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    Mep-805B CIM screen won't responded to keypad

    This is for the monochrome CIM I'm assuming? If I get some time, I'll tinker with mine and see if I can figure it out. I looked at the ribbon cable schematic in the TM, but it wasn't helpful.
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    Mep-805B CIM screen won't responded to keypad

    Okay, in all my recent tinkering with the CIM's on my MEP-805B generators, I have learned a lot. One of my discoveries is that the keypad literally emulates a serial mouse. You can disconnect the keypad's db9 connector and plug in an old serial mouse instead and use that to move the cursor and...
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    Mep-805B CIM screen won't responded to keypad

    Agreed! $10 each would be awesome! They're $424 each, with a minimum order of 25.
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    Mep-805B CIM screen won't responded to keypad

    Oh, and I forgot to mention in all my Google searching to find a replacement keypad for a reasonable price, I found what I'd describe as a technical service bulletin basically stating that there are known reliability problems with the keypad. It said to check the date code on the keypad, and if...
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    Mep-805B CIM screen won't responded to keypad

    Hello, Mine is an intermittently bad keypad for sure, as I have swapped them between generators and the problem follows the keypad. I am putting my plans to build an arduino based keypad on the back burner, because I found an entire used, very low hour control box, complete with color CIM with...
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    Mep-805B CIM screen won't responded to keypad

    Hello, Did you ever find a resolution to this keypad issue? I have two MEP-805b generators, and one has a keypad that has intermittently inoperative left, down, and select keys (all the important ones). I took the keypad apart to clean and inspect all the connections, and with the hope that I...
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