Phihong USA Corporation • 47800 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 • Tel: 1.510.445.0100 Fax: 1.510.445.1678
www.phihong.com or www.midspans.com
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Powering Your Midspan
Power Cord Requirements
Power cords must meet the requirements for the country it is intended to be used.
U.S.A. and
Canada
• The cord must have a minimum of 10A rated current competence
• The cord must be CSA or UL approved
• The minimum requirement for the flexible cord is:
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18 AWG (10A)
Three-Conductor (Line, Neutral, Ground)
Type SV (stranded Vacuum Rubber Jacketed) or SJ (stranded Junior
Rubber Jacketed) or SVT (Stranded Vacuum Rubber Jacketed
Thermoplastic) or SJT (Stranded Junior Thermoplastic)
• The plus must be earth-grounded with a NEMA 5-15 (15A, 125V) or NEMA
6-15P (15A, 250V) configuration
Europe
Switzerland
• The supply plug must comply with SEV/ASE 1011
Denmark
• The supply plug must comply with section 108-2-D1, standard DK2-1a or
DK2-5a
United Kingdom
• The Midspan is covered by General Approval (section 16.16.060,
NS/G/12345/J100003, for indirect connection to a public
telecommunication system
France and Peru
• IT equipment cannot power this device. In the case of an IT powered
device, the unite needs to be powered by 230V through an isolation
transformer with a ratio of 1:1 and the secondary connection (Neutral) is
properly grounded
• The Midspan must have access to a nearby power outlet. By disconnecting the power cord
from the outlet, you will eliminate power from the device.
• The flexible cord that connects to the Midspan must have a configuration to connect with an
EN60320/IEC320 inlet connector.
• According to the EN60950/IEC 950 specifications this device functions under SELV (Safety
Extra Low Voltage) conditions. The conditions are true if the equipment and the connected
device functions under SELV conditions.
