Thermal Edge Helps Major Communications Firm Solve Climate Control and Distribution Challenges. See what Technical Challenges they were faced with just like many other companies face and find out why Thermal Edge was the right solution, reliability, and support that they needed to get their cooling needs solved!

1. THERMAL EDGE SUCCESS STORY: Thermal Edge Helps Major
Communications Firm Solve Climate Control and Distribution Challenges
Controlling Server Temperatures
Under Challenging Environmental Conditions
Servers and other networking equipment need to be kept cool and free from
contaminates for the best reliability, but some installations require placing cabinets
in areas where climate-controlled rooms are impractical or not available.
Black Box is a leading techology
solutions provider of IT infrastructure,
cable, high-performance KVM, specialty
networking, and ProAV products.
Some of their clients require control
cabinets or server rack systems in
locations where dust, humidity and
heat present unique challenges. Black
Box relies exclusively on Thermal Edge
to provide closed-loop cooling for
networking equipment in these hostile
environments.
“Switching to Thermal Edge has been
a good move for us. They appreciate
our business and treat us well. They
have great engineering minds, and
they know how to design and build
good products.”
- Gina Dickson
Director of Infrastructure Products
For these situations, Black Box offers ClimateCab, a line of NEMA 12 rated IT cabinets
with closed-loop cooling. These tough cabinets are a miniature server room in a box.
They isolate their interior from the environment and allow clients to place their
networking equipment just about anywhere.
Black Box Searches for a New ClimateCab Cooling Solution
Black Box manufactures the cabinets, but relies on an outside source for the cooling
equipment. The cooling units they were using had analog controls located inside the
cabinet. This meant service personnel had to open the cabinet to read and adjust the
thermostat, exposing the equipment inside to environmental hazards.
Disposing of condensate was also a challenge. Moisture in the air that condensed on
the evaporator coil in the air conditioner had to be removed. The client needed to
route a hose from the air conditioner to a drain to dispose of the water.
Black Box requires their cooling vendor to send the air conditioning units to them for
distribution. When a customer orders a ClimateCab, Black Box ships the cabinet and air
conditioning unit out to the customer for installation. The old air conditioners arrived at
Black Box with multiple units on the same pallet, complicating inventory and logistics.
Black Box Chooses Thermal Edge Air Conditioners
for Ease of Logistics, Installation and Use
Black Box needed a closed-loop cooling unit supplier that would provide air
conditioners with exterior controls in a manner that would simplify logistics. They
approached Thermal Edge in 2011 after an introduction and endorsement from a
mutual contact. The first ClimateCabs with Thermal Edge air conditioners went out
to customers within six months.
Thermal Edge’s air conditioners feature a programmable thermostat with digital
controls on the outside of the housing, so personnel can read the temperature and
adjust the settings without opening the cabinet. Customers appreciate the illuminated
control panel that makes it easy to use in dark rooms, and the audible alarm that
sounds if the interior temperature exceeds a programmed set point.
Also, Thermal Edge air conditioners use an energy saving method to evaporate any
condensation into the air outside the cabinet. This eliminated the need to install the
ClimateCab near a drain and greatly expanded the possible installation locations.
Black Box clients are free to install ClimateCabs almost anywhere.
Thermal Edge worked with Black Box to provide a shipping arrangement to suit their
inventory and distribution needs. They provide Black Box with one unit per pallet,
making it easy to ensure each customer gets the correct number of air conditioners
with their cabinets.
Black Box is extremely pleased with
Thermal Edge’s cooling solutions,
technical expertise and customer service.
They plan to continue the relationship
indefinitely and are adding Thermal
Edge units to more of their products.
Thermal Edge is proud to be Black Box’s
cooling solution of choice.
(972) 580-0200 or (888) 580-0202
1751 Hurd Drive, Irving, TX 75038
www.thermal-edge.com

2. Air Conditioners Product Line- Cheat Sheet
MODEL
BTU/HOUR
VOLTAGE/
PHASE/
HZ.
RUNNING
AMPS
MAXIMUM
AMBIENT TEMP.
MAXIMUM
INTEGRATED
HEAT IN WATTS
NE010126
1,000
120/1/60
3.44
125°F
NA
22” x 11.8” x 8.5”
67
NE010236
1,000
230/1/60
2.67
125°F
NA
22” x 11.8” x 8.5”
67
CS011126
1,000
120/1/60
2.70
131°F
325
17” x 7” x 7”
43
NE015126
1,500
120/1/60
3.89
125°F
NA
22” x 11.8” x 8.5”
67
NE015236
1,500
230/1/60
2.67
125°F
NA
22” x 11.8” x 8.5”
67
NE020126
2,000
120/1/60
3.76
125°F
1000
32“ x 11.8“ x 9.5“
111
NE020236
2,000
230/1/60
3.07
125°F
1000
32“ x 11.8“ x 9.5“
116
NE020486
2,000
480/1/60
0.93
125°F
1000
38” x 11.8” x 9.5”
141
CS020126
2,000
120/1/60
3.36
125°F
500
20” x 10” x 10”
56
CS020236
2,000
230/1/60
2.00
125°F
500
20” x 10” x 10”
59
NE030126
3,000
120/1/60
5.15
125°F
1000
32” x 11.8“ x 9.5”
111
NE030236
3,000
230/1/60
3.07
125°F
1000
32” x 11.8“ x 9.5”
116
NE030486
3,000
480/1/60
1.51
125°F
1000
38” x 11.8” x 9.5”
141
NE040126
4,000
120/1/60
5.53
125°F
1000
32” x 11.8“ x 9.5”
111
NE040236
4,000
230/1/60
3.07
125°F
1000
32” x 11.8“ x 9.5”
116
NE040486
4,000
480/1/60
1.51
125°F
1000
38” x 11.8“ x 9.5”
141
NE050126
5,000
120/1/60
7.26
125°F
1000
36“ x 11.8“ x 15.1”
139
NE050236
5,000
230/1/60
3.76
125°F
1000
36“ x 11.8“ x 15.1”
140
NE050486
5,000
480/1/60
1.44
125°F
1000
44.63” x 11.8” x 15.1”
189
NE060126
6,000
120/1/60
7.83
125°F
1000
36“ x 11.8“ x 15.1”
139
NE060236
6,000
230/1/60
4.80
125°F
1000
36“ x 11.8“ x 15.1”
140
NE060486
6,000
480/1/60
1.80
125°F
1000
44.63” x 11.8” x 15.1”
189
NE080126
8,000
120/1/60
7.83
125°F
1000
36“ x 11.8“ x 15.1”
139
NE080236
8,000
230/1/60
4.80
125°F
1000
36“ x 11.8“ x 15.1”
140
NE080486
8,000
480/1/60
1.80
125°F
1000
44.63” x 11.8” x 15.1”
189
HC101126
10,000
120/1/60
19.4
131°F
1500
48” x 15.9” x 15.1”
183
HC101236
10,000
230/1/60
8.20
131°F
1500
48” x 15.9” x 15.1”
186
HC101486
10,000
480/1/60
3.93
131°F
1500
57.6” x 15.9” x 15.1”
244
HC121126
12,000
120/1/60
19.4
131°F
1500
48” x 15.9” x 15.1”
183
HC121236
12,000
230/1/60
8.20
131°F
1500
48” x 15.9” x 15.1”
186
HC121486
12,000
480/1/60
3.93
131°F
1500
57.6” x 15.9” x 15.1”
244
HC151236
15,000
230/1/60
11.3
131°F
1500
48” x 15.9” x 15.1”
191
HC151486
15,000
480/1/60
5.41
131°F
1500
57.6” x 15.9” x 15.1”
256
HC201236
20,000
230/1/60
13.7
131°F
1500
56.1” x 23” x 15”
226
HC201486
20,000
480/1/60
6.56
131°F
1500
65.7” x 23” x 15”
342
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ATTENTION: If ordering a replacement for a Thermal Edge air conditioner, please include the part number and serial number of the unit being replaced in your
order. This will assure that we ship a replacement that is compatible with the cutout dimensions and power connection features of the older model.
2013-10-30
All information subject to change without notice
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