Buying guide

Power Distribution Units

Our pick

Panduit E36G18L

Choose the Panduit E36G18L for a server rack with a compatible single-phase 208V supply and L6-30 receptacle. Check that your equipment cords fit its IEC outlets and that the connected load is within its ratings; each outlet is switched and metered individually.¹²³

Why this one

Its per-outlet switching turns each outlet off and on, and that lets you hard-reset a server without pulling its plug.¹
Its per-outlet metering traces the feed's load to the individual server.²
Its 0U mounting leaves horizontal rack units available for servers.¹

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Tripp Lite PDUMH20HV
A feed wired with an L6-20 receptacle turns the choice to the Tripp Lite PDUMH20HV, whose L6-20P plug fits where the Panduit's L6-30P cannot.³⁷

For racks with no rack units to spare

A 0U PDU leaves horizontal rack units free, while a 1U model occupies one unit.¹⁷ The Panduit E36G18L is the pick at 0U, and the 1U Tripp Lite would need a rack unit you do not have.¹⁷

Panduit E36G18L

For power-cycling individual devices

This is a job for per-outlet switching, which cuts and restores power to a single outlet.¹ The Panduit E36G18L is the pick over the APC AP7921B, and it adds per-outlet metering to the switching they share.¹²⁴

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Specification	Panduit E36G18L	APC AP7921B	Tripp Lite PDUMH20HV
Per-outlet switching	Yes¹	Yes⁴	No⁵
Input plug	L6-30P³	C19/ C20 connection⁴	NEMA L6-20P; IEC-320 C20⁷
Outlets	18 x IEC 60320 C13/C15, 18 x IEC 60320 C13/C15/C19/C21¹	eight C13 ports⁴	Output Receptacles (8) C13; (2) C19⁷
Input current	30 A¹	16 A⁸	Up to 16 A⁷
Power capacity	Not published	Not published	Not published
Metering	Per outlet²	Input level⁴	Input level⁶
Rack height	0 U¹	1 U⁴	1 U⁷
Phase	Single phase¹	Not published	Not published

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Per-outlet switchingMeteringReset requirements

3 products

Panduit E36G18L

Per-outlet switching: Yes¹
Metering: Per outlet²

APC AP7921B

Per-outlet switching: Yes⁴
Metering: Input level⁴

Tripp Lite PDUMH20HV

Per-outlet switching: No⁵
Metering: Input level⁶

How they compare

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Specification	Our pickPanduit E36G18L	APC AP7921B	Tripp Lite PDUMH20HV
Per-outlet switching	Yes¹	Yes⁴	No⁵
Input plug	L6-30P³	C19/ C20 connection⁴	NEMA L6-20P; IEC-320 C20⁷
Outlets	18 x IEC 60320 C13/C15, 18 x IEC 60320 C13/C15/C19/C21¹	eight C13 ports⁴	Output Receptacles (8) C13; (2) C19⁷
Input current	30 A¹	16 A⁸	Up to 16 A⁷
Power capacity	Not published	Not published	Not published
Metering	Per outlet²	Input level⁴	Input level⁶
Rack height	0 U¹	1 U⁴	1 U⁷
Phase	Single phase¹	Not published	Not published