Want to move to all 208V for server racks

Thu Dec 2 16:18:56 UTC 2010

On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Jay Nakamura <zeusdadog at gmail.com> wrote:
> I really want to move all newly installed internal and customer racks
> over to all 208v power instead of 120v.  As far as I can remember, I
> can't remember any server/switch/router or any other equipment that
> didn't run on 208v AC.  (Other than you may need a different cable)
> Anyone have any experience where some oddball equipment that couldn't
> do 208v and regret going 208v?  We won't have any TDM or SONET
> equipment, all Ethernet switches, routers and servers.  I have control
> over internal equipment but sometimes customers surprises you.

Hi Jay,

Pretty much any little oddball piece of equipment with an external
power brick is at risk. The hundred buck ethernet-based USB extender
was my particular lesson.

If you're talking about paying customers who bring in their own
equipment, you'll run in to this a *lot*.

Regards,
Bill Herrin

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