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FEATURE : POWERING DATA CENTERS quality and you want to have consistent reliability , with very little operating cost .
So what ’ s unique about busbar solutions relative to what we call more traditional wiring methods , which typically are conductors brought from a panel board to a server cabinet , is that it can be pre-packaged , pre-designed and it has the flexibility to allow you to attach load to it at any point .
Then it has the consistency in the design to basically allow anybody to install it .
You don ’ t have to have a lot of electrical knowledge to install it , it ’ s more like a mechanical installation . Then it ’ s designed to be maintenance free . So operation is very simple as well – you put it in place and you don ’ t really have to attend to it very often .
It ’ s very similar in concept to track lighting . Track lighting is popular and convenient because you can move fixtures around where you need them . Track busbar has that same flexibility and ease of use , you can just simply attach load wherever you need it
David Skeans , VP of International Sales , Starline www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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