APC IEC309/IEC309 2.4m Black

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

If this is the IEC309/IEC309 power lead, it’s the kind of “boring but critical” item you buy once and then stop thinking about—until you need it. At **£204 ex-VAT** though, I’m going to be a bit blunt: you should only pay that if you’ve already confirmed you *actually* need IEC309-to-IEC309 at that length. For most deskside/server installs in the UK, people usually end up with standard IEC C13/C14 or similar, and this connector type is more common in specific UPS/PDU/rack power setups. If you’re matching an existing APC unit and you know the cable is the right mate, this is solid—APC-branded, correctly built, and you won’t be playing connector-compatibility roulette.

Who should buy it: **resellers, datacentre admins, and anyone doing rack/UPS work** where the equipment clearly expects IEC309. It’s sensible for maintaining uptime spares or replacing a failed/overstretched cable, especially when cable length matters (2.4m is a very “real-world routing” size in many racks). Who shouldn’t: anyone buying “just in case” or without checking compatibility—because at this price, the risk of ending up with the wrong plug outweighs the convenience.

If you tell me what device it’s going to (UPS/PDU/model) and whether the existing cable is IEC309 already, I can sanity-check whether the cost looks fair or whether you’ve likely been offered a more expensive cable than you need.