D20: Supplying Power; D20 Power Supply; External Power Supplies; Redundant Power Supplies - GE D20 Installation And Operation Manual

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D20: Supplying There are various power supply options for a D20 system:
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Standard Chassis-mounted Power Supplies
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Auxiliary Power Supplies
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Redundant Power Supplies

D20 Power The chassis-mounted power supply modules are switch-mode converters that provide
Supply output power for the D20ME/ME II board, VME cards, modems and D20 Peripheral
I/O modules, as required.
External Power If you have an extended system with more than five peripherals, then the chassis-
mounted D20 Power Supply will not be adequate. You will need to install an
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external power supply.
Redundant A redundant power supply provides fail-over protection and ensures continuous
Power Supplies power to the unit.
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