Re: Want to move to all 208V for server racks

[Jima <nanog () jima tk>]

On 12/3/2010 9:25 PM, Matthew Petach wrote:
> (OK, so it's not as practical when you have other customers to worry
> about... but it might not be so crazy when you're looking at the
> efficiency numbers for 100,000 small 1u power supplies vs a set
> of much larger ones.)

 Particularly if you're running your AC power through UPSes -- 
especially online ones (where there's a constant AC-DC-AC conversion 
happening).  Go to DC for the batteries, never come back.  It's a 
tempting notion.

     Jima