Quote from: mcturkey on July 01, 2017, 11:56:51 PM

Quote from: harkifier on July 01, 2017, 10:21:17 PM

We are working on a commercial 'datacenter'. We have 2MW of power. Just trying to figure out if I am going to be forced to buy the expensive PDU's at $400 per 10 servers or not.

I feel like there should be a cheaper PDU available. All its doing is taking 240v and dividing it to 11 outlets.

You're not taking 240V and dividing it - you're taking 12KW and dividing it. That's going to require 60A minimum at 240V, which is a lot of amperage. There are 60A PDUs available, but they tend to be a lot more expensive than 30A units. eBay has TONS of 240V/30A PDUs. Like most datacenter-grade enterprise gear, it lasts way beyond its warranty, so refurbished PDUs are a great option. If the wiring has already been run and outlets installed for 240V/60A, your options are narrowed quite a bit by what outlet/plug you need.

Also, please don't make your own as another poster suggested unless you are really willing to risk electrocution, fire, and death, along with being totally out of code and likely to have any insurance claims rejected due to that.

I linked him good 24/30 amp pdus for under 40 each on eBay.