bzowk
Newbie level 2
Good Morning Guys -
I work in IT and am working from home today where I am needing to build a DVI "Dummy" adapter. I've built one before and it's extremely easy as all you need is a DVI / VGA adapter and 3 resistors.
The only problem is that the only resistors I have at home right now are 1 Mohm 1/2 Watt & 1 mOhm 1/4 Watt which are left over from a prior project as well as a variety of capacitors. The instructions that I've seen from a variety of sites say that a specific ohm resistor don't matter but that anything between 50 and 150 ohm should be ok.
My Question
So - not knowing much if anything about resistors, is there I way I could use what I currently have (individually or combined) to build this or would it potentially cause harm to my equipment? Yes, I need one ASAP and am an hour away from closest Radio Shack, but don't want to sacrifice my $300 video card
If not suggested / will not work, I have TONS of electronics & parts in storage here. What are some fairly common components which I might examine and be able to savage what I need?
Thanks!!
I work in IT and am working from home today where I am needing to build a DVI "Dummy" adapter. I've built one before and it's extremely easy as all you need is a DVI / VGA adapter and 3 resistors.
The only problem is that the only resistors I have at home right now are 1 Mohm 1/2 Watt & 1 mOhm 1/4 Watt which are left over from a prior project as well as a variety of capacitors. The instructions that I've seen from a variety of sites say that a specific ohm resistor don't matter but that anything between 50 and 150 ohm should be ok.
My Question
So - not knowing much if anything about resistors, is there I way I could use what I currently have (individually or combined) to build this or would it potentially cause harm to my equipment? Yes, I need one ASAP and am an hour away from closest Radio Shack, but don't want to sacrifice my $300 video card
If not suggested / will not work, I have TONS of electronics & parts in storage here. What are some fairly common components which I might examine and be able to savage what I need?
Thanks!!