NorStone Power strip with switch (10 SCHUKO sockets)

The Norstone Pro power strip with 10 SCHUKO outlets is a professional power solution specifically designed for demanding technical environments. This model combines durability, safety, and practicality to meet the needs of audiovisual installations, server rooms, and data centers. With its 2-meter cable and rack-friendly design, this power strip offers a comprehensive solution to efficiently power your equipment while ensuring their protection.

A robust design tailored for professional environments

The Norstone Pro power strip stands out for its solid construction, specifically designed to withstand the demands of professional environments. Its metal chassis provides exceptional rigidity, preventing deformation and ensuring the product’s longevity, even under intensive use. This robustness is not just aesthetic: it also contributes to the electrical stability of the entire system by minimizing vibrations that could affect connection quality.

The 2-meter power cable features a generous cross-section of 3 x 1.5 mm², ensuring optimal current transmission without overheating risks, even during prolonged use at full load. This feature is particularly important in professional setups where multiple devices operate simultaneously for extended periods.

The layout of the 10 outlets has been carefully designed to facilitate the connection of devices with various connector sizes, avoiding the clutter often encountered with standard power strips. Each outlet is spaced adequately to accommodate transformers or bulky connectors without blocking adjacent outlets.

The advantages of SCHUKO outlets for sensitive equipment

SCHUKO outlets (short for “Schutzkontakt,” meaning protective contact in German) are a European standard recognized for their reliability and safety. Unlike traditional French outlets, SCHUKO outlets feature side grounding contacts instead of a central pin, providing a larger contact surface and better electrical current transmission.

A major advantage of SCHUKO outlets is their reversible nature, allowing plugs to be inserted in either direction. This feature can be particularly useful for optimizing the electrical phase of certain sensitive equipment, such as preamplifiers or network players, helping to reduce potential noise interference. For audiophiles and sound professionals, this flexibility is a significant asset for fine-tuning their system’s performance.

The design of the SCHUKO outlets on the Norstone Pro power strip ensures optimal contact pressure, creating a firm and stable connection between the outlet and the plug. This feature minimizes micro-cuts and resistance variations that can affect audio or video signal quality, especially during power consumption peaks. The high-quality materials used for the electrical contacts also help reduce resistance, promoting more efficient current transmission.

Advanced electrical protection for your valuable equipment

The Norstone Pro power strip incorporates sophisticated protection systems against surges and short circuits, essential elements for safeguarding your expensive equipment. The surge protection circuit acts as a shield, absorbing voltage spikes that may occur during storms or electrical network disturbances, preventing these anomalies from reaching your sensitive devices.

The short-circuit protection system intervenes instantly in case of a connected device failure, isolating the issue and preventing it from spreading to other devices. This responsiveness is crucial in professional environments where service continuity is paramount, and a failure could lead to data loss or costly interruptions.

These protections operate transparently, without introducing limitations in current distribution under normal usage conditions. Unlike some low-end solutions that can create electrical bottlenecks, the Norstone Pro power strip maintains stable and ample power supply, even when multiple energy-intensive devices are operating simultaneously.

Professional applications and rack integration

Specifically designed for rack installations, this power strip integrates seamlessly into standard 19-inch audiovisual racks. Its compact design optimizes available space while facilitating access to the outlets, a considerable advantage in environments with high equipment density. The included mounting brackets allow for quick and secure installation, adaptable to various rack configurations.

In server rooms and data centers, the Norstone Pro power strip is an essential link in the power chain, ensuring reliable current distribution to critical equipment such as servers, switches, and routers. Its ability to support heavy loads also makes it suitable for professional network installations where electrical stability directly impacts service quality.

For audiovisual setups, this power strip is an ideal solution for simultaneously powering preamplifiers, amplifiers, network players, and other components. Its design minimizes electromagnetic interference that can degrade audio or video signal quality, helping to preserve the integrity of your system’s performance.

Optimized cable organization and management

One of the major challenges in rack installations is cable management, often a source of clutter and difficulty accessing equipment. The Norstone Pro power strip addresses this issue with a design that promotes rational organization of power cables.

The linear arrangement of the outlets facilitates orderly cable routing to the various rack devices, reducing tangles and simplifying connection identification. This organization not only improves the installation’s aesthetics but also makes maintenance and future modifications easier.

Strategically positioned anchor points allow cables to be secured with ties, preventing excessive strain on connectors and extending their lifespan. This attention to cable management also helps optimize airflow within the rack, an important factor in preventing equipment overheating.

Compatibility and versatility

The Norstone Pro power strip stands out for its versatility, adapting to a wide range of equipment and usage contexts. Available in versions with French or European (SCHUKO) sockets, it naturally integrates into various technical environments, whether for high-end home installations or demanding professional setups.

Its generous electrical capacity allows simultaneous powering of equipment with varied needs, from low-consumption devices like preamplifiers or network players to more energy-intensive power amplifiers. This flexibility eliminates the need for multiple specific power solutions, simplifying the design and maintenance of the installation.

The 2-meter power cable length provides appreciable flexibility for optimally positioning the strip in the rack without requiring an additional extension. This feature helps maintain the integrity of the electrical signal by limiting intermediate connections that could potentially cause interference.

Durability and Simplified Maintenance

Designed for intensive use in professional environments, the Norstone Pro power strip is characterized by exceptional durability. The materials selected for its construction effectively resist wear and repeated handling, ensuring a longevity superior to consumer-grade solutions.

The electrical contacts benefit from a specific treatment that prevents oxidation, maintaining optimal performance even after years of use. This resistance to degradation ensures lasting electrical stability, essential for preserving the performance of connected equipment.

Maintenance of the strip is limited to periodic dusting and visual inspection of the connections, simple operations that can be integrated into the usual maintenance routines of rack installations. This ease of maintenance helps reduce the total cost of ownership, a significant economic argument for professional setups.

Technical Specifications

Electrical Specifications

• Outlets: 10 SCHUKO outlets
• Available outlet types:
  • French version
  • European version (Euro)
• Cable:
  • length: 2 meters
  • section: 3 x 1.5 mm²
• Switch: no (direct use)
• Protection:
  • against surges
  • against short circuits

Physical Characteristics

• Material: robust design for enhanced durability
• Footprint: ideal for clean cable organization in a server rack

Applications

• Designed to power equipment in a server rack:
  • servers
  • switches
  • routers
  • etc.
• Usage environments:
  • server room
  • data center
  • network installation

Ordering Options

• Choice between French or European outlets
• Quantity selection available