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Re: Why choose 120 volts?
From: "Wayne E. Bouchard" <web () typo org>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:19:29 -0700
1) Equipment used to not be dual voltage 2) For smaller scale, 120V UPS and distribution equipment is usually cheaper 3) 120V embedded itself into operations as a result. 4) We're all lazy and hate change. On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:39:10PM -0700, Seth Mattinen wrote:
I have a pure curiosity question for the NANOG crowd here. If you run your facility/datacenter/cage/rack on 120 volts, why? I've been running my facility at 208 for years because I can get away with lower amperage circuits. I'm curious about the reasons for using high-amp 120 volt circuits to drive racks of equipment instead of low-amp 208 or 240 volt circuits. ~Seth
--- Wayne Bouchard web () typo org Network Dude http://www.typo.org/~web/
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- Re: Why choose 120 volts?, (continued)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Ray Sanders (May 26)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Owen DeLong (May 26)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Ray Sanders (May 26)
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- RE: Why choose 120 volts? Dave Larter (May 26)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Alex H. Ryu (May 26)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Owen DeLong (May 26)
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- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Dorn Hetzel (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Peter Dambier (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Michael Thomas (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Peter Beckman (May 27)
- Re: Why choose 120 volts? Iljitsch van Beijnum (May 27)
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