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Owner’s Manual
AP-S20RT
AC Distribution & Suppressor Unit
1601 Jack McKay Blvd. • Ennis, Texas 75119 U.S.A.
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Atlas Power AP-S20RT AC Distribution and Suppressor Unit. The AP-S20RT has been designed to meet
most installation requirements for AC power distribution and equipment power protection. To light your rack, the AP-S20RT incorporates
afrontpanelUSBportforlightingandequipmentcharging.TherearoftherackcanbeilluminatedbytheoptionalAP-GNL18gooseneck
LEDlampconnectedviaanXLRstylesocket.LEDlampsarefarsuperiorinlongevityalongwithheatreductionwhencomparedto
traditionalincandescentlamps,andtheXLRinputoffersabetterconnectionpointovercommonlyusedBNCtypebases.
ByutilizingtheRemoteActivationfeature,upto20AofcleanelectricalpowercanbeswitchedOnorOffwithasimplelatcheddry
contactclosure.Withtheclosureoftheremoteactivationswitch,12VDCat100mAisavailabletopoweraremotestatusLED.
AnEmergencyPowerDownfunction,orEPD,canalsobecreatedbyusingtheRemoteActivationfeaturebysimplykeepingthe
Remote Activation contact closed until a condition occurs that requires a system shut down. When the contacts are opened, it will
remove power from the switched outlets to protect equipment. A rear mounted bypass switch disables the Remote Activation should
the need arise.
The AP-S20RT features noise filtering for unwanted Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) that is commonly introduced into AC lines by
nearbyradiotransmittersorwirelessproducts.EMIfiltersareincorporatedtoreducenoiseandElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
from such items as electric motors and external switching power supplies. The benefit of these filters can be seen on video products or
audibly by reducing static pops and external signal interference.
UnstableACMainsvoltageisoneofthemainreasonsforequipmentfailure.Theamountofenergythatcanbeinjectedintothepower
systemcanbeimmensewithvoltagesreaching6kVoramperagepeaksof3000A.Thesespikesareveryfastandusuallyonlylastfor
a very short period of time. The AP-S20RT’s circuitry is very fast and can suppress unwanted energy within a nanosecond response
and sustain the suppression up to 2 milliseconds, thus ensuring virtually trouble-free protection. If damage to the suppression circuitry
occurs,theACfaultLEDwillilluminate.
TheAP-S20RTincorporatesEVS(ExtremeVoltageShutdown)toremoveACpowerfromdevicespluggedintotheswitchedoutletsin
theeventofunsafehighorlowvoltageconditions.AconvenientfrontpanelLEDindicatesifshutdownhasoccurred.
The AP-S20RT offers power management control, noise filtering, and over/under voltage and spike/surge protection to make it the most
compact, effective power management protection system on the market today.