Product comparison · 2 power distribution units (pdus)

APC Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V vs APC Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20

Key differences

Input connection type
- Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V:NEMA 5-20P
- Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20:NEMA L5-30P
Output connections
- Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V:10x NEMA 5-20R
- Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20:16x NEMA 5-20R
Load capacity
- Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V:2400 VA
- Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20:2880 VA
Maximum input current per phase
- Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V:20 A
- Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20:30 A
Maximum total current draw per phase
- Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V:20 A
- Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20:24 A
Width
- Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V:447 mm
- Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20:444 mm
Depth
- Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V:57 mm
- Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20:112 mm
Height
- Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V:44 mm
- Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20:88 mm

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Comparison of Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V, Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20
17 specifications	A APC Rack PDU, Basic, 1U, 20A, 120V View product	B APC Rack PDU, Metered, 2U, 30A, 120V, (16) 5-20 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Input connection typeDiffers	NEMA 5-20P	NEMA L5-30P
Output connectionsDiffers	10x NEMA 5-20R	16x NEMA 5-20R
Featuresidentical
Cable length	3.66 m	3.66 m
Power3 differ
Nominal input voltage	120 V	120 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Nominal output voltage	120 V	120 V
Load capacityDiffers	2400 VA	2880 VA
Maximum input current per phaseDiffers	20 A	30 A
Maximum total current draw per phaseDiffers	20 A	24 A
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	cUL Recognized,CSA,UL 1363,UL Recognized, RoHS	cUL Listed,CSA,FCC Part 15 Class A,ICES-003,UL 60950,UL Listed, RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	-5 - 45 °C	-5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-25 - 65 °C	-25 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	447 mm	444 mm
DepthDiffers	57 mm	112 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	88 mm
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	3.36 kg

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