In reply to my own post... went ahead and found the manual for your model. https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/htmldoc/ads/cv_ads1800w/use/PDF/PDF.pdf
It's a USB3.X TYPE C connector (USB-C). If you are searching Amazon for "micro" USB then you are going to find the wrong cables. -Ben On Monday, November 4th, 2024 at 10:44 AM, Ben Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > Rich, > > Are you sure that the connectors are micro USB? "micro USB" is a very > specific design, there are other variants of USB that are a similar size but > not actually called "micro". > > According to the online manual for Brother (and the fact that no phone sold > in the past 5 years has a micro USB port) I suspect that you are looking for > the wrong adapter. > > wikipedia has a decent table showing the different port specs and their > names/features > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB > > -Ben > > > > > On Monday, November 4th, 2024 at 10:20 AM, Rich Shepard > [email protected] wrote: > > > The Brother ADS-1800W portable scanner runs on USB power. I assume my > > desktop provides power over a USB port, and my Lenovo ThinkPad-T430 has 2 > > USB 2 ports, of which one provide power. The scanner comes with a cable that > > has a male micro usb plug on each end (the plugs are the same size as the > > ones that fit in my mobile phone.) > > > > Looking on Amazon I found a micro usb female to usb a male adapter, but one > > reviewer said that it would not pass power, which capability is needed by > > the scanner. > > > > I'd appreciate suggestions for a brand or source for this adapter which will > > provide power to the scanner from a computer. > > > > TIA, > > > > Rich
