• @Vinny_93
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    4111 days ago

    Sure there is. A display signal is essentially just current through specific lines. The way the current is routed makes no sense, but there will definitely be current running through the wires. The only thing needed is for the charging pin of the micro-usb to be connected to any vga pin that transfers current. The rest is just the magic of conducting wires.

    It won’t charge quickly though, I’d expect it’d take hours just to charge like 20%.

      • @[email protected]
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        1011 days ago

        +5v to the monitor, not from. Even if it was from, I can’t imagine it being rated for enough current to make charging feasible.

        • @Aqarius
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          111 days ago

          Well, it’s hooked up to a laptop, so, yeah, VGA out.

    • @ArbiterXero
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      311 days ago

      I guess the vertical and horizontal sync are +5, but how would that be connected to the +5 on USB? Seems unlikely but possible I guess?

    • @Flying_Dutch_Rudder
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      210 days ago

      Wrong way though. The source feeds to the display not the other way around. The is no downstream voltage from a vga monitor.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 days ago

      I think you still need a minimum amperage of like 1.2 or something like that though. Not sure how the display would be giving that much.