Combining 2 5v devices to a single power cord

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Zacharyripley

Joined Jan 24, 2020
3
Hey everyone, I’m new here so my apologies if this is in the wrong section.
I got an old black and white tv and I’m working on converting it to accept HDMI so I can run a streaming device.
with the TV, the HDMI to Coaxial adapter, and the streaming device, there would be 3 power cords. The TV runs off ac, the other two have a power cord that convert to DC. I don’t want to dive in to making a single cord for all three, so I’ll focus on trying to combine the two DC components.
the two components are
-5v 500ma
-5v 1a

from all the reading I have gathered that I need to combine the two Amps, so a cord that is 1.5A
my question is, do I combine the 2 volts required(10v) or just keep it 5v?
or am I going at this all wrong?

thank you
 

paulktreg

Joined Jun 2, 2008
833
If I'm understanding your problem correctly you just need 5V DC at 1.5A. Perhaps think about finding something at 2A to give a little leeway.
 

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Zacharyripley

Joined Jan 24, 2020
3
Sorry if im making it confusing, this is my first electrical project, so I could be muddying up the waters haha.
basically, if two components that take separate power cords where made to share a single power cord, would I need to add the volts of the two or keep it same shared value
 
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