Re: Power monitor for NEMA L5-20?
Gerry Boudreaux <[email protected]>
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On May 4, 2009, at 08:58 , Chris Adams wrote: > I am trying to monitor how much power some racks are drawing. They > each > have one or two NEMA L5-20 (120V 20A twist-lock) outlets with their > own > PDUs, so I'm not looking for PDUs with current monitoring. What I > need > is a single outlet device with a network connection for monitoring > (SNMP > preferred). > > Anybody aware of such a device? > > I've heard of 1-wire monitoring systems before (for temperature, > humidity, etc.); is there a 1-wire device (e.g. a clamp-on device) > that > can handle 20A? > > Basically, right now, I have to go pull the cover off the conduit and > use a clamp-on ammeter to check the current. It is a PITA and doesn't > really help me (no data over time, no graphs, etc.). We use a lot of the APC Metered Rack PDU's, which have an ethernet port for monitoring via web/snmp: http://www.apc.com/products/category.cfm?id=6&subid=48 There are several other vendors that offer similar devices. G -- Eat sushi frequently. - Avi [email protected] is the human contact address. [email protected] is the list posting address. See below URL for subscribe/unsubscribe and list options: http://inet-access.net/mailman/listinfo/list