FN-GM Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Hello, Does anyone have any Promethean IWB cables they no longer need please? Thanks
AlanD Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Are you talking about the old (...really old) serial cables..? Surely they just use USB cables....or at least ours do....
FN-GM Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 They don't use the standard USB B type connector. They have a strange proprietary connection that can work with either serial or USB. It is a school we have recently taken on. They are old boards and we do plan to get rid of them but in the meantime we are stuck.
DavR Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 Heya, can probably help. Are we talking ActivBoard 1 or 2?
DavR Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 Hmmm, can't remember now whether I kept these or not, we junked our first gen recently. I'll have a look.
DavR Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 Right, I think you're in luck @FN-GM. In my best Delboy accent... For your version 1s, I've got serial to board, and USB to board For your version 2s, I've got serial to board, and also direct power to board Version 1 had only the one connector for signal and power, version 2 has a serial/power and separate USB connection. 1
FN-GM Posted September 14, 2018 Author Posted September 14, 2018 Is there any chance of some photos please? Just so I can compare to what we have. :-)
DavR Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 As I said, there's the version 1 and the version 2 boards. The version one only has one proprietary socket to plug into, the version two has a proprietary socket, and a USB, so that's an easy way to tell them apart. This is the version 1 serial cable. The business end of the plug is 14mm across, and there are push releases on the short sides. This is the version 2 serial cable. The business end is bigger, about 18mm. It has the push release on the top, not the sides.
0x9h3 Posted November 20, 2018 Posted November 20, 2018 Hi, Do you have any cables left? I am after one for one of our Promethean board and they're becoming rare
DavR Posted November 20, 2018 Posted November 20, 2018 Hi @0x9h3 - yeah, I've still got some - PM me!
chazzy2501 Posted November 20, 2018 Posted November 20, 2018 it's not the cable but the power bricks that'll blow you away, they want £60 for them. I've got 2 spares that I'm holding onto till I die!
DavR Posted November 20, 2018 Posted November 20, 2018 If they'll even sell them to you... there are no Activboard 2 spares at all listed for sale on the Promethean site any more :/
FN-GM Posted November 20, 2018 Author Posted November 20, 2018 If they'll even sell them to you... there are no Activboard 2 spares at all listed for sale on the Promethean site any more :/ Opportunity for them to sell you a new screen! 1
DavR Posted November 20, 2018 Posted November 20, 2018 Opportunity for them to sell you a new screen! Well precisely! To be fair, the AB2s are ageing hunks of junk, but $$$....
FN-GM Posted November 20, 2018 Author Posted November 20, 2018 Well precisely! To be fair, the AB2s are ageing hunks of junk, but $$$.... They are more reliable than the new Promethean LCD screens! One site has 2 fairly new screens and both have reliability issues...
0x9h3 Posted November 20, 2018 Posted November 20, 2018 Thanks. I have the usb to serial part but I need the power adapter? I’m struggling to get hold of one!
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