PS Audio Power Port Owners manual

Power Port Upgrade Instructions for P300 and P600 Power Plants

Please read these instructions before attempting to install the new PS Audio Power Port AC
receptacles in your P300 or P600 Power Plant. These new receptacles replace the existing
hospital grade receptacles and are designed to improve the performance of your Power Plant.

Your kit contains the following:

• Power Ports

• New mounting hardware: 2 black screws (3 for P300) and two nuts for each Power Port

• Instruction manual

Tools required:

• One small and one medium Phillips screwdriver

• Large heavy duty pair of wire-cutters or tin snips (pliers will also work)

• P600 only – Allen wrench originally supplied for removing top cover

General Walk through

The replacement of the rear-mounted outlets is rather simple. Here are the basic steps you will
be taking:

1. Disconnect your Power Plant from its power supply.

2. Place unit in a well-lit workspace and obtain all necessary tools.

3. Remove the bottom cover of a P300, or the top cover of a P600.

4. Remove the existing hospital grade outlets and replace with a Power Port.

5. Replace the top or bottom cover.

6. You are done.

The procedure for replacing the hospital grade outlets with Power Ports, once inside the unit, is
very similar for each model. The differences per model are in gaining access to the inside of the
unit, and re-attaching the plugs back onto the rear panel.

Gaining access to inside the P300

Step One

Disconnect the Power Plant.

IMPORTANT! To correctly discharge the internal energy storage and prevent a potential shock
hazard, you must unplug the Power Plant while it is turned on and providing power for at least
one product. This will not damage the Power Plant or the connected device. However to ensure
that your equipment does not get damaged we recommend you use a simple load device such as
a table lamp for this step. (It will typically take less then 5 seconds for the unit to fully discharge.)

Once your Power Plant has cooled sufficiently to the touch, Place it in a well-lit place such as on
a table or open floor where you can have easy access and plenty of space to work on it. Make
sure you have all required tools available.

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Step Two

Remove the bottom cover.

To remove the bottom cover of the P300, turn the unit upside down. Note the Phillips screws
along the outer edge of the bottom cover. Remove these screws. Place the screws in a cup or
safe area. Gently pull the bottom cover off of the P300. The bottom cover is used to secure the
internal oscillator board of the P300, so you may feel a small amount of resistance when you
attempt to remove the bottom cover. Try to remove the bottom cover without unseating this
internal PC board. Should the PC board come loose you must reinsert it back into its socket.
The board goes in only one way. The board components face the front panel of the P300.
Failure to replace the board properly will damage the P300. If in doubt please call PS Audio.

If your P300 is equipped with a fan kit, follow the two white wires attached to the bottom plate and
remove the white plug from the motherboard. Note that this plug attaches to the connector
labeled “J9.” Be sure to replace the plug into the J9 slot when reinstalling the fan.

Gaining access to inside the P600

Step One

Disconnect the Power Plant.

IMPORTANT! To correctly discharge the internal capacitive energy storage you must unplug the
Power Plant while it is turned on and providing power for at least one product. This will not
damage the Power Plant or the connected device. However to ensure that your equipment does
not get damaged we recommend you use a simple load device such as a table lamp for this step.

Once your Power Plant has cooled sufficiently to the touch, Place it in a well-lit place such as on
a table or open floor where you can have easy access and plenty of space to work on it. Make
sure you have all required tools.

Step Two

Remove the top cover.

Note: Your P600 top cover is made from a very high-grade aluminum and scratches very easily.
Use caution when removing and place on top of something soft like a towel to avoid scratching.

Using the original equipment supplied Allen wrench (7/64
affix the top cover. Remove the top cover.

Once inside the Power Plant you are ready for the upgrade

**NOTE: You may remove the rear panel of the P300 to gain easier access to the
receptacles. This can be accomplished by removing the four screws (one on each corner)
that attach the plate to the sidewalls of the chassis. Replace the rear panel using the same
screws and in the same orientation. You CANNOT

Step One

Remove the existing hospital grade outlets.

To remove the existing hospital grade outlets, simply unscrew the Phillips screws on the back
panel that hold the outlet in place. You must, at the same time, hold the screw’s nut while
removing the screw. (For the P300 only, you will also need to remove the screws in between two
plugs of each outlet on the back panel.)

Physically remove all outlets from chassis without disconnecting any wires just yet!

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size), remove all the Allen screws that

remove the rear panel for a P600.

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