End of Year Power Distribution Promo – 10% Discount

PDUs Direct has had its best year ever and we owe it all to you, our customers. It’s been an exciting year as we were recently awarded a GSA Contract. Our product offering is also constantly expanding to better serve you. To celebrate our success and to finish our fiscal year strong, we are offering [...]

Input Power Plug Type Discussion

  Let’s talk about power cords for a second.  We get a lot of questions regarding why we use detachable power cords and what plug type is recommended. Why does PDUs Direct use detachable power cords? Why not hardwire the power cord? The answer is ease of production and lower inventory levels.  The detachable power [...]

Plug Shields Control Access To Your Outlets

Scenario: You installed a Metered or Basic PDU in your rack, connected your equipment, and ensured the load is maximized within safe operating levels. A few weeks later someone working in your racks is looking for a location to add additional devices, plug in a lap top, or even connect a power tool. They see open outlets [...]

Could this revolutionize our energy production?

There is a small startup company in Silicon Valley, Bloom Energy, that held a press conference on 2/24 to unveil a new and innovative fuel cell that could revolutionize power generation for all time. I can not even begin to fathom the full implications this will have on future generations. Bloom Energy grew out of [...]

What’s so great about the Metered PDUs

  So you are looking for power distribution for your server racks. The basic PDUs are easy and inexpensive; the switched units are more than you need, but what about the Metered PDUs. Metered rack PDUs have an LED display on the front of the unit that shows the amps being drawn by the circuit. [...]


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