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Re: Want to move to all 208V for server racks


From: Ingo Flaschberger <if () xip at>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:52:30 +0100 (CET)

Dear Jay,

you mean 240V AC 50HZ and move from 120V 60Hz? (or also 50Hz)

In US, I think everything is 60Hz.  But I mean 208v single phase.
(Which is what you get when you combine two 120v single phase legs out
of three phase, I believe.  I am not an expert on AC...)

I got the point.
120 * sqrt(3), phase to phase, three-phase current in european;

you will need to check each device if it supports 240V, commonly the
specified power ratings are printed at a stricker on the device itself.

I have even been looking at USB HD AC adapter and all other odd ball
equipment and I always see the label say "100~240v AC".  Dell's old
rack mount monitor/KB from 5 years ago even supports 208v (Just wrong
connector.)

Whats the idea behind todo this?
You will also need circuit breakers that both phases are switched of
simultaneous?

Kind regards,
        Ingo Flaschberger


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