5A translates to 550W max on 110V mains, and less if you consider the ~10% of PSU power loss. This may or may not be enough for a RTX 3090 setup. It is less of a problem on 220V mains, but since I travel a lot, this is kind of a deal-breaker for me. Like @REVOCCASES has said, I really think IEC C14 is the way to go. Safety is arguably more important than size of the case.
One remark I want to add, though, is that if the C6 inlet is indeed UL 60320-1 compliant, then it is rated 7 A / 125 V in addition to the 2.5 A / 250 V IEC rating. In that case, it should be enough for most low to medium power setups. Note, however, a 600 W PSU (7660b for example), can still draw more than 600 W at the inlet due to the power loss (the datasheet says up to 8 amps if the mains voltage is really low).
That is fair to say. But then, safety and size are not really an either-or in this case, I think. I mean, I do not think this is an issue of 'safe vs not safe' but rather 'safe vs safer'.
There are several "rating agencies" and they propose different amp ratings for these connectors.
IEC for example gives it a 2.5 Amp rating but North American rating agencies give it a 10 Amp rating. It also depends on the specific manufacturer and quality of the connectors and cables.
Therefore I said if ZS is using a good brand, UL approved C6 it should be fine. If in doubt, someone with 110VAC should test it with some 850W build and measure the temp rise on the connector.
IEC 60320 - Wikipedia
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We're looking to do flat package to reduce shipping cost. But before that we need to create a manual. Hopefully we can have it ready in a couple of months
Great to hear! Thanks for the reply. I will check the website at a later date and see if the shipping rates have improved at all. I likely won't be able to get my hands on a new GPU any time soon, so I can wait on upsizing my case as well.
I got a case with this case. where the i / o armor asus h470-i cannot be inserted into the case due to collision with the fan. So I filled it with asus b450-ir
