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Power Supply Perceptions Survey

Where do you currently reside?

USA

Canada

Other

In what state do you currently reside?

Which of the following best describes your organization?

Approximately how many employees are employed at your location?

For the purpose of powering devices or systems, from which of the following sources does your company purchase power supplies or power supply components?

Manufacturer (direct)

Distributor

From both a manufacturer and a distributor

Don’t know

Other

We’d like to understand a little about your role and how it deals with power supplies and power supply components in specific. Which of the following best describes your role?

I make the decision on the power supplies my company purchases

I make recommendations regarding the power supplies my company purchases

I have some influence regarding the power supplies my company purchases

I do not participate in the decision regarding the power supplies my company purchases

As part of your job function, do you install or service power supplies or power supply components of any kind?

Yes

Which of the following powering solutions does your company purchase, install, or service? (Choose all that apply)

Pre-integrated or complete power supplies

Power supply components (i.e. power boards)

Transformers

None of the above

For which of the following areas does your company purchase, install, or service power supplies or power supply components? (Choose all that apply)

To what degree do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

There are few situations where a rack mounted power supply makes sense for access control.

There are limited solutions on the market which allow both a camera and access control device to be powered from the same source.

I am encountering more situations where monitoring power supply status via the web would be advantageous.

In the past few years, PoE power supplies (for access control devices) have grown but it is not widespread.

The ability to remotely monitor battery life is the most exciting recent development with power supplies.

More often, I’m finding it necessary to mix and match modular components within the enclosure more than using a pre-integrated power supply.

To what degree do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

I trust the opinion of my distributor(s) to guide our decision on what power supplies we choose.

Almost all of my power supply needs can be met with ‘off-the-shelf’ solutions.

The ‘Green’ initiative is influencing the power supply purchase decision more than it did 5 years ago.

When we commit to a brand of power supplies, we almost never deviate from it.

My company will only use power supplies that are UL listed.

We choose to use a power supply only after we’ve tested it in-house.

Power supplies are a commodity—everything is secondary to price.

Relationships with the manufacturer’s sales rep most influences the power supplies we ultimately use.

To what degree do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Screw terminals on most power supplies are difficult to deal with because they are too small.

In general, wall mounted power supplies are easy to install.

When hanging a power supply enclosure on the wall, I often have difficulty working around the circuit boards.

From your perspective as a purchaser or user of power supplies, how important are each of the following when it comes to a power supply manufacturer and the products they make? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all important and 10 is extremely important.

We’d like to understand a little about what is most important to you regarding the purchase decision for power supplies. For the following five attributes, please allocate 100 points to what you think is important when it comes to the purchase of power supplies (i.e., the more important the attribute is to you, the more points you allocate to it).

Product Reliability

Brand Reputation

Price

Warranty Terms

Cutting-edge Features

Values must add up to 100

Has there been a power supply that has been released in the last 2 years that you thought was particularly innovative?

Yes

Don't know

What power supply did you find particularly innovative and why?

When you think about power supplies, which brands are you familiar with? (Please list all that you recall)

Which of the following power supply brands are you familiar with? (Choose all that apply)

Which of the following power supply brands has your company purchased in the last 12 months? (Choose all that apply)

Which of the following power supply brands do you consider to be the market leader for access control?

Why do you consider them the market leader for power supplies for access control?

Does your company have a standard, or ‘go-to’, power supply for access control?

Yes

Don't know

What is your company’s standard, or ‘go-to’, power supply brand for access control?

Why are they your company’s standard, or ‘go-to’, power supply brand for access control?

To the best of your memory, has your company talked to a manufacturer’s sales rep about AccuPower, ESD, or Securitron?

Yes

Don't know

Which of the following have you used to get information on power supplies? (Choose all that apply)

Have you ever used an online configurator tool to select the appropriate power supply?

Yes

Don't know

Which of the following best describes why you don’t use an online configurator tool to select the appropriate power supply?

I’m not familiar with any

I prefer to make my selection in another way

I haven’t found them to be accurate

I find them difficult to use

Other

Which of the following access control or security industry publications do you regularly read or consult for information on power supplies? (Choose all that apply)

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From your perspective as a purchaser or user of access control power supplies, how satisfied are you, overall, with AccuPower power supplies? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all satisfied and 10 is completely satisfied.

How likely are you to recommend AccuPower power supplies? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all likely and 10 is extremely likely.

How satisfied are you with AccuPower on the following? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all satisfied and 10 is completely satisfied.

Who would you say is the biggest competition to AccuPower for access control power supplies and why?

If you could change one thing about AccuPower, what would it be?

From your perspective as a purchaser or user of access control power supplies, how satisfied are you, overall, with LifeSafety Power power supplies? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all satisfied and 10 is completely satisfied.

How likely are you to recommend LifeSafety Power power supplies? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all likely and 10 is extremely likely.

How satisfied are you with LifeSafety Power on the following? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all satisfied and 10 is completely satisfied.

Who would you say is the biggest competition to LifeSafety Power for access control power supplies and why?

If you could change one thing about LifeSafety Power, what would it be?

From your perspective as a purchaser or user of access control power supplies, how satisfied are you, overall, with Altronix power supplies? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all satisfied and 10 is completely satisfied.

How likely are you to recommend Altronix power supplies? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all likely and 10 is extremely likely.

How satisfied are you with Altronix on the following? Please use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all satisfied and 10 is completely satisfied.

Who would you say is the biggest competition to Altronix for access control power supplies and why?

If you could change one thing about Altronix, what would it be?

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