Installation; Ac Power; Dc Power; Ethernet - Ametek SurgeX Squid SX-DC-8-12-120 User Manual

2.

Installation

Squid is designed to be installed horizontally or vertically, mounted to a wall or table. It may also be mounted to the face of
an equipment rack. Use the integral mounting brackets to install Squid following the appropriate local regulations and
requirements. Four of the following minimum screw sizes must be used:
Minimum of #10 screw with no less than a 0.250" head diameter if using the (4) round holes.
Minimum of ¼-20" thread with no less than a 0.430" head diameter if using the slotted holes.
2.1

AC Power

Squid has a total of 4 AC receptacles. Each receptacle is rated for a maximum load of 12A (North America)/10A
(EU, Australia, South America), and the total load must not exceed 12A(10A). Plug the equipment cords into the
receptacles as needed. The receptacles are numbered 1 through 4. This same numbering is used in the control
interface.
Connect power to the unit using an appropriately rated 3 wire grounding type power cord into a suitable wall or
floor receptacle (120V, 12A North America; 240V, 10A EU, Australia, South America). Do not plug the unit into a
relocatable power tap. Check the outlet for correct polarity and presence of a ground conductor before plugging
the unit in.
2.2

DC Power

Connect DC equipment power cords to the five screw terminals using a small screwdriver. 5V power is also
available at the two USB-A receptacles for device charging. Each DC output bank incorporates overload protection.
Do not interconnect DC outputs.
Do not use a DC equipment power cord longer than 3m.
Do not load the DC outputs beyond these ratings:
Model
SX-DC-8-12-X
SX-DC-8-24-X
SX-DC-8-1224-X
2.3

Ethernet

The RJ45 connector for Ethernet is situated on the rear panel beside the Serial connector. The default IP Address is
DHCP assigned. To find IP address of the device, please use the discovery tool at ametekesp.com. The mDNS
protocol is supported for dynamic device discovery.
The default username is admin, and the default password is Adm1n-XXXXXX where XXXXXX are the last six
characters of the MAC address.
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DC Output 1 DC Output 2
Rating Rating
5A @ 12V 5A @ 12V
2.5A @ 24V 2.5A @ 24V
2.5A @ 24V 5A @ 12V
Combined 5V USB Type A
DC1 + DC2 Rating Rating
10A @ 12V 1A @ 5V
5A @ 24V 1A @ 5V
N/A 1A @ 5V
User Manual
Combined 5V
Output Rating
3A @ 5V
3A @ 5V
3A @ 5V
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