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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Pin #9 of the VGA spec is 5v, though it seems unusual that a monitor would provide power on that pin

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    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.

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