Hi Scott. Can your colo get you 208V power? Or 3 phase? Higher volts means you use less amps, I believe. And almost every computer that I have seen in the last 5 years can autoswitch (Double check that tho). (Most laptops can too, I believe).
Where I work, we have 3 phase power going to each rack, with 208v plugs, and each grouping of plugs is on alternating phase combinations. Some are on 1-3, some on 2-3, some on 1-2. Also, if you migrate to 208, I have found that the APC power strips we use have a really loose connection on the pdu side, and would inadvertently get knocked out occasionally when people would work on the back of the rack. I found these things online called plug-locks, and while they make it a little difficult to plug in, it's never gonna fall out by accident. http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Tripp-Lite-PDU-Plug-Lock-Connector-C14-Power-Cord-to-C13-Outlet-Red-100PK/3070678.aspx?cm_cat=GoogleBase&cm_ite=3070678&cm_pla=NA-NA-TRI_CN&cm_ven=ShoppingFeeds&ef_id=IexQIu7qckkAABXb:20140402164738:s&gclid=CN-mxtagwr0CFVFp7AodxmcAbg rgt Whitehead Network/System Administrator ----- Original Message ----- > > Hi all, > > We're looking into increasing our power in our colocation from 120V > 20 amp to 120V 30 amp so that we can add more equipment. When > looking for PDU's it seems that a PDU that will take a 120V input > and output 30 amps is uncommon. Most 30 amp PDU's we've seen seem to > take a 200V+ input. If we got a PDU that lists a 200V or 208V input > and output, and plugged it into a 120V circuit, what would be the > outcome? Would that be ill-advised? Thanks! > > -Scott > _______________________________________________ > bblisa mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa _______________________________________________ bblisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa
