Our Voltimum Experts answer your questions on a daily basis in our Technical Expertise area. This Question of the Day, concerning the correct use of MK Electric’s Prestige Compact dado trunking in an IT environment, is answered by MK Electric:
Question: An electrical contractor has installed MK Electric's Prestige Compact dado trunking in the following manner:
- IT cables run within one of the outside compartments.
- Small power cables run within the centre compartment. Accessories (small power and IT outlets) are mounted on the face of the centre compartment using your proprietory trunking mounting frames - i.e. none of the accessories incorporate back boxes.
An IT specialist has suggested that the above arrangement contravenes IT / power segregation requirements. Can you please comment?
Answer: The product has been designed so that only the top and bottom compartments are used for running power / data cables. Then there are push out tabs in which to run your cables into the mounting boxes. The centre compartment has not been designed to run cables.
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