Colo Power Layout?

Jan 20, 2006 12:59

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anonymous February 19 2006, 21:00:09 UTC
Hey JB,

It's been what 10-12 years? greetings!

Did you think about a power loop that you may be causing between circuit A and circuit B if both are attached to that same Y-cable?

draw a picture.
pb1
|--a.1------host T
cct A |
==============|--a.2---)---host A
| /
/
/b.1
cct B /
==============|/
|
pb2

now cct A and cct B are electrically connected. Do you think power will travel along b.1 to *both* host A and host T via a.2 (to host T through a.1 ) if cct A is powered off?

I would guess it depends on whether pb1 is a bus-type powerbar or if pb1 (a.1, a.2) are actually protected separate PDU sockets.

I would wonder if the load rating on cctB can handle both the bank of intended hosts plus host T (and its mates, the unintened hosts). That says nothing of the power quality issues or switching power supply interferance.

Your thoughts?

long lost Nott,

Ontario Canada via much_ado

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