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minus-squareunknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoOf course electricity comes out of a VGA port, but it’s only a signal, I wouldn’t assume that it’s anywhere near enough to charge a phone.
minus-squarebrown567@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoPin #9 of the VGA spec is 5v, though it seems unusual that a monitor would provide power on that pin
minus-squarepotoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoThank you, I call bullshit.
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoMaybe somewhere in the chain, the 5V from pin 9 is being converted to 5V shared across power and the video signal. So even if this chain worked in carrying a video signal it could be very weak or distorted. Purely a guess though.
Of course electricity comes out of a VGA port, but it’s only a signal, I wouldn’t assume that it’s anywhere near enough to charge a phone.
Pin #9 of the VGA spec is 5v, though it seems unusual that a monitor would provide power on that pin
Thank you, I call bullshit.
Maybe somewhere in the chain, the 5V from pin 9 is being converted to 5V shared across power and the video signal. So even if this chain worked in carrying a video signal it could be very weak or distorted.
Purely a guess though.