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Re: Should i get APW3-12-1600 or other PSUs?
by
notlist3d
on 29/07/2016, 05:11:53 UTC
I see. If that's the case, i think i should be getting APW3. As for power cord, is there any difference for power cords? I always thought that power cords are all the same.

The PSU end of the power cord is a standard IEC-13 connector. The wall end.... depends on what country you are in. There are a lot of flavors for the >200v plugs.

The wall end also can depend a lot also worth mentioning a lot will change based on what PDU you use (assuming you use one).  Not all PDU's use the same connector going into them so it's worth looking at when buying a PDU.   I personally have PDUs between miners and wall in all 240 connection's I have.  

It is worth noting you can find some decent to great deals on PDU's on ebay from time to time.  I owe phil for one he told me about once.   But if your ever in market for PDU check ebay a lot as it tends to change on what is best deal.

Can i ask what benefits does PDU provides? Do we need them?

I will be honest some of your questions are a little scary to me.   Is this something your wiring yourself? Or is wiring already there if so take a picture of plug and we can say more.  

What a PDU does is allow you to run one cable with a lot of amp's to power multiple miner's.  This varies on your voltage and number of amps on which PDU is right for you if any, there are a lot of different options. But basically your PDU plug's into your power outlet and basically split's it where you can power multiple miner's from it (assuming power is there).   *Edit   Better description then mine I think is here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_distribution_unit