Switching Power Supply provides n+1 power in 1U package.

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Rated 500 W, PSM500-210 is hotplug n+1 configurable for scaleable and redundant applications. It is protected against overload, over-temperature, and over-voltage conditions and features integral cooling, current sharing, and diagnostic capabilities. Available with 48 or 12 V main outputs and 12 V standby output, unit operates from 85-265 Vac input voltage range with active PFC. It provides 1,500 Vac output isolation as well as SELV output.



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Phihong 500W Switching Power Supply Provides N+1 Power in a 1U Package for Networking and PoE



Hot pluggable solution for critical applications....

FREMONT, Calif. (June 6, 2005) - Phihong USA, a global leader in electronic accessories and power supplies, introduced a 500 Watt 1U switching power supply with 1500VAC output isolation and SELV output for applications such as Power-over-Ethernet, telecommunications, servers and network redundant power sources. The PSM500-210, available with 48V or 12V main outputs and 12V standby output, operates from an input voltage range of 85-265VAC with active power factor correction and is hotplug n+1 configurable for scaleable and redundant applications.

"PoE-powered wireless access points or for VoIP telephones and network infrastructure require power sources that are continuous, redundant and scaleable," explained said Keith Hopwood, vice president of marketing for Phihong USA. "By offering an n+1 product designed to operate from different power sources, the PSM500 enables a power solution that can provide single point backup for distributed PoE -powered devices or network infrastructure without multiple UPSs."

The PSM500 has integral cooling, current sharing, and standby 12V supply, and is fully protected against overload, over-temperature ortemperature and over-voltage. It features diagnostic capabilities, a front panel LEDs and optional isolation diodes. Three PSM500s can be loaded into a 1U, 19" rack for 1500W.

Typical pricing for the PSM500 is less than $95 in OEM quantities. Lead time is stock to 10 weeks. A detailed specification is available at phihong.com/PSM500.html.

Phihong is the leading supplier of power and accessories to personal electronic, Networking and Home Entertainment OEM's supplying power, cradles, hands-free headsets, interface cables and virtually any accessory required for the personal electronic device. With global sales for 2005 expected to exceed $400 million, Phihong has engineering and manufacturing facilities in North and South America, Taiwan and mainland China. For more information contact Ka Yue Kwok, Phihong, 47800 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538, or call (510) 445-0100, fax (510) 445-1678, email usasales@phihongusa.com, or visit www.phihong.com.

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