APC NetShelter Basic Rack PDU 1U 16A 208V 12 C13 Outlets AP9566

Key Features

• Basic rack PDU: straight power distribution with no metering and no network interface.
• Rated 16 A at 200 V / 208 V / 230 V.
• 12 outlets: 12 x IEC 60320 C13.
• Maximum output of 3328 VA.
• Feeds from a NEMA L6-20P plug on a 12 ft (3.65 m) cord.
• 1U rack horizontal body with mounting brackets supplied.
• Measures 1.7 in (44 mm) H x 17.6 in (447 mm) W x 2.2 in (57 mm) D.
• Weighs 5.5 lb (2.5 kg).
• No network interface and no metering on this model, which is what keeps a basic PDU simple and inexpensive.
• Rated for 32 to 113 F (0 to 45 C).
• Backed by 24 months.

Key Specifications

• PDU type: Basic rack PDU
• Rated input current: 16 A
• Input voltage: 200 V / 208 V / 230 V
• Input connection: NEMA L6-20P on 12 ft (3.65 m) cord
• Output connections: 12 x IEC 60320 C13
• Maximum output: 3328 VA
• Form factor: 1U rack
• Dimensions: 1.7 in (44 mm) H x 17.6 in (447 mm) W x 2.2 in (57 mm) D
• Net weight: 5.5 lb (2.5 kg)
• Operating temperature: 32 to 113 F (0 to 45 C)
• Management: None - unmanaged distribution only
• Warranty: 24 months

What this PDU is

The AP9566 is APC's Basic Rack PDU, 1U, 16A, 208V, 12 C13 outlets. It is a basic unit, which means straight power distribution with no metering and no network interface. A rack PDU is the last link in the power chain and the one most often specified by habit. It decides how many devices a circuit can actually feed, whether you can see what they are drawing, and whether a hung box can be rebooted without somebody driving to the site. Getting the class right at order time is cheaper than discovering later that the rack has no metering, or that it has switching nobody needed.

Input and current rating

Input is 16 A at 200 V / 208 V / 230 V, through a NEMA L6-20P plug on a 12 ft (3.65 m) cord. Maximum output is 3328 VA. Those two current figures catch people out. The nameplate rating is what the plug and the internal path are built for; the derated figure is what North American practice allows you to draw continuously, and it is the one your circuit design and your capacity planning should use. Size the PDU to the breaker feeding it, not to the number of things you want to plug in. Outlets are cheap; amps are not, and a PDU with spare sockets on a full circuit is a trip waiting to happen.

Outlet configuration

The AP9566 provides 12 outlets: 12 x IEC 60320 C13. Check the receptacle types against the cords you actually own before ordering. C13 and C19 are not interchangeable, and neither are NEMA 5-15R and 5-20R in the direction that matters: a 5-20P plug will not enter a 5-15R socket. Where a rack mixes IEC and NEMA equipment, it is usually cleaner to standardise the PDU on the majority type and adapt the handful of outliers with proper cords rather than adapters. We can check the outlet mix against your equipment list before you order if that would help.

Rack mounting

This is a 1U rack horizontal unit, mounted across the rack on brackets like any other rack device. Dimensions are 1.7 in (44 mm) H x 17.6 in (447 mm) W x 2.2 in (57 mm) D. Net weight is 5.5 lb (2.5 kg). A horizontal PDU costs rack height, which is the argument against it in a full cabinet and no argument at all in one that is half empty. What it buys in exchange is a tidy single row of outlets at a known height, which is easier to label, easier to audit and easier to work on than a vertical strip in the rear channel.

Metering and control

This is a basic PDU: there is no network port, no metering and no per-outlet control. APC's data sheet carries no communication row for this part number at all, which is consistent with an unmanaged unit, and we would rather describe it that way than imply a capability the sheet does not state. That is not a shortcoming so much as a specification. A basic PDU is the right answer when the metering already exists upstream at the UPS or the branch circuit, when the rack is small enough to be understood without instrumentation, or when budget is better spent on the protection than on the reporting.

Environment and siting

Operating temperature is 32 to 113 F (0 to 45 C). That range is wider than most rack equipment tolerates, which is the point: a PDU sits in the hot aisle side of the cabinet and has to keep working when the surrounding air is doing something the servers would object to. It is still worth siting sensibly. A strip pressed against a blanking panel in a badly baffled cabinet runs hotter than the room does, and a PDU running hot is usually the first sign that the cabinet's airflow needs attention.

In the box

APC lists the following in the carton for this part number: Installation guide and Rack Mounting brackets. Warranty is 24 months. Carton contents vary more across this range than you would expect from one product family, and they are not safely copied sideways between part numbers, so the list above is what the current sheet for this exact model prints rather than a tidier list assembled from a sibling. Power cords for the connected equipment are not included on any model in this range; budget for those separately if the rack is a new build.

For a rack that needs 12 outlets of basic distribution at 16 A, the APC AP9566 is the right part and we hold it in stock. Contact us to learn more or secure this solution for your business today.