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Recent content by myfirstskidsteer

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    Cat 257d advanced display won’t work

    I took mine to a guy that works on this kind of stuff but no luck.He tried replacing several components that he tested and were not good but never got it to work. (The guy has a business repair for boards and other components and he is good at it).has a lot of good reviews and since for me was...
  2. M

    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    Damn ....was it newish?
  3. M

    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    Luckily mine was plug and play , and that is what the local dealer told me too,but as niege says depends on your SN and the part you get.
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    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    It's been a month ,but here are the updates, I took the board out of the display to have it checked and repaired with no luck, so I ended up getting a new one and everything works just fine now.I have been using it daily. Thank you for the help.
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    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    I took it home with me (so it's disconnected) I am thinking about opening it up (I don't know why but I think is a loose connection somewhere inside it
  6. M

    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    Ok thank you for your help.will look into getting one.and post back with the results
  7. M

    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    Ok,done....nothing .
  8. M

    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    Key on ,hold first and last buttons for 15 sec,correct?
  9. M

    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    I do have 0V at pin 8 with key of ,12.5V with key on ,14.4V engine running. Disconnected display ,now waiting. Plug it back in 15 min.and report
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    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    I noticed that if I unplug the display and plug it back ,when I go about half way with the plug it beeps(if I stop there it continues to beep )but nothing on the screen
  11. M

    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    I have 14.36 on 1 and 8 at the harness at the display,also ground on 2
  12. M

    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    12.55 engine off,14.7 running, he mumbled something but who knows ....he had different stories
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    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    Yes sir,tried several times ,battery was severe discharged (prev owner says he had not used it in the last 6-8 months and that the battery had been replaced in the last years. However I was not able to recharge that battery and purchased a new one (agm) and it starts and runs fine but no display...
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    Cat skid loader advanced display screen gone black

    Not sure what you mean?
  15. M

    CAT 299D No Panel Lights

    In the cab or behind it?
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