...Support • • Power and SurgeProtection • PDUs - Power Distribution Units • Convenient rackmount power. • Provide overvoltage protection. • Choose from 15-, 20-, or -30 amp circuitbreakers. • Available with front and rear outlets and different ou...
Surge vs. lightning protection. • Surge vs. lightning protection • A brief rise in voltage • A surge is a brief rise in voltage that's caused when power is switched on or off to a high-powered device. Surges can produce high-transient voltages...
...IP Ratings (Ingress Protection) • IP Ratings (Ingress Protection) • Ethernet technology is coming to the factory floor. Once limited to networks in office environments, Ethernet has also proven to be a robust alternative to the RS-232 interfaces...
...and provide extra protection against cable bends, fibre cable contains a coating of acrylate plastic. • In an environment free from the stress of external forces such as temperature, bends, and splices, fibre optic cable can transmit light pul...
...transformer blocks. • Surgeprotection and power management is another important issue. Some power strips have surgeprotection built in, some don’t. With the money you’ve invested in your equipment, you’ll want to make sure it’s protected. Any mi...
...at all. Doors offer protection to equipment and can make cabinets look neater and more attractive, but within a protected data center, they often serve little use and just get in the way. • If you choose to have cabinet doors, there are many opt...
...or “intelligent,” with surgeprotection, remote management, or power and environmental monitoring. Integrate a PDU directly into an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for extra reliability. • Fans and blowers • Ventilation in your cabinets is criti...
...also cause data loss. • Surges • The Threat — A surge is an increase in voltage lasting at least 1/120 of a second. • The Cause — When high-powered equipment such as an air conditioner is powered off, the excess voltage is dissipated though the powe...
...These UPSs offer protection from all power problems. Suitable for mission-critical applications, server farms, hospitals, etc. • The average system is hit by 120 power disturbances per month • Downtime is unacceptable and often costly. But it...
...Beyond virus protection. • It has become almost automatic to protect your data center by backing up your servers, installing firewalls and virus protection, and keeping the protection up-to-date. • But what about more tangible threats? Do...