What is your experience with the products from Emerson and APC?

[John_Paul]

So I have been buying products from both Emerson and APC. But my experience with both have been ok-ish.

 

[wildchild]

Have had nothing but good exp. With apc stuff, which includes their cabinets, powerbars, upses and cable guides

 

[Blinky 42]

I have a lot of APC equipment (UPS's, PDU's Racks/Enclosures) and generally positive experience with it all. I encounter a lot of Tripp-Lite as well, build quality isn't the same but far better prices, especially if you have to buy new.
@John_Paul Anything in particular that you were having issues with your APC and Emerson stuff that you are looking to improve upon?

 

[cheezehead]

Racks/Enclosures - Solid
PDU - work well enough but charge a premium for per-outlet switched/metered setups...also seem to be a bit slow on updating the lines
UPS Units - They work with a few pain points. First the management interface still seems like something out of the 90's and older ones seem like a high school project. Secondly battery life over the long-term is a bit lacking (IMO Eaton has a better charging cycle which helps get more years out of each set of batteries). Lastly support costs, there's a point with APC gear when they start "encouraging" you to purchase new gear by way of quadrupling support costs year over year.

 

[pricklypunter]

I have used lots of APC stuff over the years, PDU's and UPS's mainly, never had much of an issue with it

 

[Fritz]

APC isn't the best but it's usually the most cost effective AND available. Unless you're looking for that cable mgmt frame that hooks up to a AP7900 PDU.

 

[Terry Kennedy]

Unless you're looking for that cable mgmt frame that hooks up to a AP7900 PDU.

AP9569. Other part numbers are 870-2536 and 0M-9609. The AP7769 is not compatible (it only works on the ATS, not the PDU).

Unfortunately, some people selling used PDUs have discarded the rack-mount and/or cable management brackets. They're usually the ones who also say "picture is representative only" in their eBay listings.

 

[pricklypunter]

I'm not sure if these would fit, not the official part number I have for them (870-2536B-R4-V0), but they look pretty darn close to me

APC AP7830 PDU Cord Retention Tray Kit 870-5319B for APC's AP7830 Rackmount PDU

 

[Fritz]

I'm not sure if these would fit, not the official part number I have for them (870-2536B-R4-V0), but they look pretty darn close to me

APC AP7830 PDU Cord Retention Tray Kit 870-5319B for APC's AP7830 Rackmount PDU

Yep, they sure do. price is good but shipping is ridiculous. I just made a ridiculous offer to match.

 

[pricklypunter]

Sorry, I never actually paid attention to the shipping, just that it was located in the US. Good luck on the offer bud

 

[Fritz]

I managed to make a deal with the seller that we could both live with. This kit includes 3 brackets that are compatible with all 1u APC 19" rack PDU's. They also work with the 2 Lantronics PDU's I have. You also get a serial cable and nuts/bolts/screws/tywraps. I took a chance ordering this because I didn't know if it would work with the AP7900 or not. Took a chance and won. There are none available on eBay at the moment but if you're in need, add Tray Kit 870-5319B to your watch list.

 

[pricklypunter]

Sweet, glad it worked out for you bud