Is there a USB port problem with my newly purchased Kaiser Light table (48 slide version)?

[PhilBurton]

Posting in this forum because I'm guessing/hoping that other people here have light tables to view slides and negatives before scanning.

I just bought this light table from B&H. (My go-to store ...) However, the USB port on the light table does not accept the micro-USB cable that comes with the light table. In fact, it doesn't look like any USB female port that I have ever seen. It does not match the product diagram in the user guide.

Anyone else using a Kaiser slimlite light table? What's your experience. Is there a manufacturing issue with this light table?

 

[DWThomas]

I've had one for several years. It came with a Micro USB charging port. It also came with a wall wart and matching cable. I believe the Europeans are now going rather heavily into USB-C which looks "almost like" MicroUSB, but not quite; e.g. doesn't couple. Wonder if Kaiser may have changed over?! Maybe you've been caught in the middle of a transition. The wall wart end (of mine) is USB A, so one could no doubt find a different cable to adapt (but shouldn't have to).

 

[koraks]

@PhilBurton post a pic of the USB receptacle in the light table, please. This will prevent endless speculation.

 

[PhilBurton]

Uhhh. My bad. The port is indeed a USB 2 Micro-B. https://www.anker.com/blogs/cables/how-to-identify-different-types-of-usb-cables-a-brief-guide

I momentarily overlooked my own experience that this connector style is very difficult when I try to plug a cable into the port. I just tried it again. After the usual effort for this connector type, indeed I was able to insert the cable into the light table port.

 

[DWThomas]

Glad all is well. Connectors in general are a pain in the butt, and these new flavors that are so small seem to require a lot of attention to avoid hanging up on insertion. And thanks for that link, a nice reference.