Enterprise Power Distribution Units

Taking a look at some enterprise PDUs, specifically an ADP AP7830 from 2005. I'll go over the current retro rack power situation, fire up this AP7830 to see if we can interact with it, and prototype a future control panel using an old Liebert System3 panel and some ESP8266 microcontrollers. Check me out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/clabretro Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #netro #retrotech #retrocomputer #networking Serial to USB converter: https://amzn.to/4mAXDlJ Rack stuff StarTech Universal Rack Rails: https://amzn.to/404JV1Q StarTech 42U Rack: https://amzn.to/482c3oh StarTech 25U Rack: https://amzn.to/3mEB7hS Tripp Lite SMART1500LCD UPS: https://amzn.to/3KZW3Jw 1U 24 Port Patch Panel: https://amzn.to/3Nm0bFa 1U Brush Panel: https://amzn.to/3mExAA3 1U Rack Shelf: https://amzn.to/3oaDclT Video gear Camera: https://amzn.to/4al3xjA Main mics: https://amzn.to/4dCUuO2 Desk mic: https://amzn.to/3ye8BsV Note: The above are Amazon affiliate links. It doesn't cost you extra, but I'll receive a commission which will help keep the content coming. I only link to things I've personally ordered. 00:00 Intro 00:37 APC AP7830 01:32 Current Retro Rack Power Situation 04:48 PDU Types 208V, and 240V 08:04 Buck-boost Transformers 09:12 Powering up the AP7830 17:07 APC's History 18:41 Future Retro Rack Power Plans 19:48 Prototyping a Retro Rack Control Panel 21:30 Programming an ESP8266 30:45 208V AP7911 Overview 31:34 Next Steps