APC NetShelter Metered Rack PDU 1U 15A 120V 8 5-15R Outlets AP7800B

Key Features

• Metered rack PDU: a local digital display and network metering, but no per-outlet switching.
• Rated 15 A at 100 V / 120 V.
• 8 outlets: 8 x NEMA 5-15R.
• Maximum output of 1440 VA.
• Feeds from a NEMA 5-15P 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 17.5 in (444 mm) W x 4.02 in (102 mm) D.
• Weighs 3.8 lb (1.73 kg).
• Monitored over web, Telnet, SNMP, SSH or EcoStruxure IT, with a local digital display showing measured current.
• Rated for 23 to 113 F (-5 to 45 C).
• Backed by 24 months.

Key Specifications

• PDU type: Metered rack PDU
• Rated input current: 15 A
• Input voltage: 100 V / 120 V
• Input connection: NEMA 5-15P on 12 ft (3.65 m) cord
• Output connections: 8 x NEMA 5-15R
• Maximum output: 1440 VA
• Form factor: 1U rack
• Dimensions: 1.7 in (44 mm) H x 17.5 in (444 mm) W x 4.02 in (102 mm) D
• Net weight: 3.8 lb (1.73 kg)
• Operating temperature: 23 to 113 F (-5 to 45 C)
• Management: Network managed
• Warranty: 24 months

What this PDU is

The AP7800B is APC's Metered Rack PDU, 1U, 15A, 100/120V, 8 NEMA 5-15 outlets. It is a metered unit, which means a local digital display and network metering, but no per-outlet switching. The B suffix on this part number is a commercial replacement for an obsoleted predecessor rather than a hardware revision. Every rated value carries across from the part it replaces; what changed is that the old number is discontinued. 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.

Input and current rating

Input is 15 A at 100 V / 120 V, through a NEMA 5-15P plug on a 12 ft (3.65 m) cord. Maximum output is 1440 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 AP7800B provides 8 outlets: 8 x NEMA 5-15R. 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 17.5 in (444 mm) W x 4.02 in (102 mm) D. Net weight is 3.8 lb (1.73 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

It can be monitored through Web, Telnet, SNMP, SSH, or EcoStruxure IT Expert interfaces. A digital display shows aggregate current being used by the Rack PDU and its attached devices. What that buys you in practice is a PDU with its own address, its own alert thresholds and its own log, so a circuit approaching its limit shows up before it trips rather than afterwards. It also means the rack's power draw is a number somebody can look up rather than a clamp meter and a site visit.

Environment and siting

Operating temperature is 23 to 113 F (-5 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: Cord retention bracket(s), Installation guide, Rack Mounting brackets and User Manual. 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 8 outlets of metered distribution at 15 A, the APC AP7800B is the right part and we hold it in stock. Contact us to learn more or secure this solution for your business today.