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Does Y Adapter Split Voltage?

no.. the Y adapter does not split the voltage.. you're fine
 
1. that cable is not going to handle 150w going through it that comes out to 12.5 amps for safety sake you would probably want some extra 16 gauge does 13 amps 14 gauge does 15 amps
2. y split puts it into a parallel circuit so it would split the amperage not the voltage

from the picture i would say 18 gauge wire is how that split was made.
 
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What PC uses a power cord like that, or did you mean laptop?

Do both your PC and you monitor take the same voltage?

Also, it is not good to run power adapters or power supplies at their max rating for very long.
 
Unless you are specifically buying a voltage splitter (not true in this case), then the general rule is 'no.'

Just make sure your computer (laptop? nettop?) PSU voltage is the same as your monitor's input rating--I'm guessing it's coming from a power brick--and make sure you're operating safely with the 'constant' power output of the brick, as opposed to its peak rating (which is generally what is quoted in spec's).
 
this is the power supply for the itx pc (which uses about 115w - under max load):
http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-160-XT-192W-Adapter-Power-Kit

this is the power supply for the monitor which uses a maximum of 35w:
AC 100 V–240 V, 50/60 Hz, DC 19 V
http://www.sharp-world.com/products/professional-monitors/products/ll-s201a/specifications.html

I would like to be running both the computer and the monitor off the same power brick (picoPSU 160XT).

but according to Lunas the y cable on ebay i am looking at may not handle the current, any suggestions?
 
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Not possible, a PC PSU cannot provide 19V.
The advice given above about not maxing out a PSU should be strongly observed too.
 
This is not possible.

You would need at least a 300w PSU, and a 19v Boost/Step Up Converter (which would step up the 12v of your PSU to 19v for the monitor).

Something like this. You would use a multimeter to see the voltage (as it's user selectable). Then attach the load AND the multimeter to make sure the voltage doesn't dip too much under load. Then, when it's all kosher, you'd epoxy the adjustment knob in the correct position.

But doubling the voltage will double the current consumed. That monitor consuming 35w @ 19v = 1.8a. You'll see at least a 4a load on the 12v line when stepping it up to 19v.
 
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S0L0 said:
this is the power supply for the itx pc (which uses about 115w - under max load):
http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-160-XT-192W-Adapter-Power-Kit

this is the power supply for the monitor which uses a maximum of 35w:
AC 100 V–240 V, 50/60 Hz, DC 19 V
http://www.sharp-world.com/products/professional-monitors/products/ll-s201a/specifications.html

I would like to be running both the computer and the monitor off the same power brick (picoPSU 160XT).

but according to Lunas the y cable on ebay i am looking at may not handle the current, any suggestions?
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Take your two power bricks and tape them together one is 19v the other is 12v if you plug the 19v into that pico PSU it will fry it the monitor is made to run on 19v if you use 12 on it it likely will not work.

A dc-dc booster like posted above could work if it has 2 outputs you will mount it somewhere in the case the 19 v PSU from the monitor would be the input and one side would just pass it through to a socket then you get a cord to run from that to the monitor the 2nd out put is adjusted to 12v then to the pico psu
 
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One: the Y-adapter what you originally linked is good for max. 5A with some goodwill; I'm more pessimistic than Lunas, and I would say the cable is 22 gauge.
Second: There's a possibility to use a 19V brick for both the computer and the monitor, but you will need to change the Pico PSU to WI(wide input) type.
Third: Be careful with the ratings, especially with the connector(jack) ratings; I've rarely seen jacks passing the 4A/pin rating, and for the computer(supposed @19V) you will need min. 6A/pin; maybe is only my paranoia, but I've seen way too many burnt out connectors.
 
forgot to mention the 19v supply would not have the capacity of powering both as the draw on it would be trippled
 
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