APC NetShelter Switched Rack PDU 0U Vertical 60A 208V 3-Phase 20 C13/C15 and 12 C19/C21 Outlets APDU9966

Key Features

• Switched rack PDU: network metering plus independent on/off control of every outlet.
• Rated 60 A at 208 V 3 phase, with 48 A as the continuous line rating.
• 32 outlets: 20 x C13/C15 and 12 x C19/C21.
• Maximum output of 17300 VA.
• Feeds from an IEC 60309 60 A 3P+PE plug on a 6 ft (1.82 m) cord.
• Zero-U vertical body that mounts in the rear channel of the rack and costs no usable rack height.
• Measures 72.2 in (1833 mm) H x 4.4 in (111 mm) W x 3.0 in (76 mm) D.
• Weighs 30.9 lb (14 kg).
• Managed over SNMP and Redfish on a 10/100/1000BASE-T port, which puts it in reach of modern datacentre automation rather than SNMP alone.
• Rated for 23 to 140 F (-5 to 60 C).
• Backed by 36 months.

Key Specifications

• PDU type: Switched rack PDU
• Rated input current: 60 A nameplate, 48 A continuous
• Input voltage: 208 V 3 phase
• Input connection: IEC 60309 60 A 3P+PE on 6 ft (1.82 m) cord
• Output connections: 20 x C13/C15; 12 x C19/C21
• Maximum output: 17300 VA
• Form factor: 0U vertical
• Dimensions: 72.2 in (1833 mm) H x 4.4 in (111 mm) W x 3.0 in (76 mm) D
• Net weight: 30.9 lb (14 kg)
• Operating temperature: 23 to 140 F (-5 to 60 C)
• Management: Network managed
• Warranty: 36 months

What this PDU is

The APDU9966 is APC's Switched Rack PDU, 9K series, 0U, 17.3kW, 208V, 20 C13/C15, 12 C19/C21 outlets. It is a switched unit, which means network metering plus independent on/off control of every outlet. This is one of APC's newer NetShelter parts rather than an AP-prefix model, and it shows in two commercial details as well as the electrical ones: the warranty runs to 36 months where the older range runs to 24, and the outlets are combination receptacles rather than discrete types.

Input and current rating

Input is 60 A at 208 V 3 phase, through an IEC 60309 60 A 3P+PE plug on a 6 ft (1.82 m) cord. APC also prints a line rated current of 48 A, which is the continuous figure to design against rather than the 60 A nameplate. Maximum output is 17300 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.

Outlet configuration

The APDU9966 provides 32 outlets: 20 x C13/C15 and 12 x C19/C21. 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.

Rack mounting

This is a zero-U vertical unit. It mounts in the rear channel of the cabinet and uses no usable rack height at all, which is why the tall power strips are the default in any cabinet that is short of Us. Dimensions are 72.2 in (1833 mm) H x 4.4 in (111 mm) W x 3.0 in (76 mm) D. Net weight is 30.9 lb (14 kg). Note that the dimensions are printed height-first, so the long figure is the vertical body length rather than a rack width. Zero-U mounting sounds like a detail and is not. In a full cabinet it is often the difference between fitting the PDU and giving up a server slot for it, and it puts the outlets alongside the equipment rather than at one end of the rack.

Metering and control

Communication Port Protocol: SNMP, Redfish. Communication Network Type: 10/100/1000BASE-T. 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. Switched units go further than measurement: each outlet can be turned off and on across the network, which turns a hung appliance into a two-minute job rather than a site visit, and lets an unused outlet be locked out entirely.

Environment and siting

Operating temperature is 23 to 140 F (-5 to 60 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 heat shortens the life of the switching relays more than anything else will.

In the box

APC lists the following in the carton for this part number: Installation guide, Rack Mounting brackets and Safety guide. Warranty is 36 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 32 outlets of switched distribution at 60 A, the APC APDU9966 is the right part and we hold it in stock. Contact us to learn more or secure this solution for your business today.