30 NE1032T Installation Guide
Twopowersupplymodulesarerequiredforredundancy.Eachpow ersupplycan
beconnectedtoaseparatecircuittomitigatetheriskofdown‐timeduringa
localizedpowerfailure.Whenusedinaredundantconfiguration,thedualpow er
supplieshaveaload‐sharingcapabilitythatenableseachpowersupplyto
operate
atapproximately50percentoffullload.
Usingredundantpowercanminimizethepowerdisruptionduringapowersupply
failureandextendtheexpectedlifetimeofeachpowersupplybyoperating
normallyinaconservativepowermode.
Forproperairflowwhenoperatingtheswitchwithonlyonepowersupplymodule,
theemptypowersupplybaymustbeprotectedbyablankcovermodule.
Thereisnopow erswitchontheNE1032Tpowermodules;theswitchpowersup
whenpowerissuppliedthrough thepowercordtooneorbothpowersupplies.
ToConnect:
1.TurnOFFallpowersourcesand
equipmentthatistobeattachedto
thisproduct.
2.Attachsignalcablestothe
product.
3.Attachpowercordstothe
product.
Foracsystems,useappliance
inlets.
Fordcsystems,ensurecorrect
polarityof‐48Vdcconnections:
RTNis+and‐48Vdcis‐.Earth
groundshoulduseatwo‐hole
lugforsafety.
4.Attachsignalcablestoother
devices.
5.Connectpowercordstotheir
sources.
6.TurnONallthepowersources.
ToDisconnect:
1.TurnOFFallpowersourcesand
equipmentthatistobeattachedto
thisproduct.
Foracsystems,removeallpower
cordsfromthechassispower
receptaclesorinterruptpowerat
theacpowerdistributionunit.
Fordcsystems,disconnectdc
powersourcesatthebreaker
panelorbyturningoffthepower
source.Then,removethedc
cables.
2.Remov ethesignalcablesfromthe
connectors.
3.Remov eallcablesfromthe
devices.