«Looked promising but ultimately disappointing»
My wife and I were excited to get this power supply for her recent trip to Cambodia. The reviews had been very good, the size was quite compact and the weight was not excessive.Additionally, it had enough adapters to suit us wherever we may travel. However, in practice it turned out to be disappointingly ineffective. The prongs on most of our equipment that is made in the US is three pronged. The receptacles in most foreign countries is two pronged and all of the adapters in this set are two pronged,making them useless in the field.
I think I understand why this is the case. Certainly it would be easy for the manufacturer to provide a whole where the third prong could fit, but then most people would assume that once in place the appliance being used would be grounded, when it clearly is not. I am not an expert in electricity or electronics, but this is clearly an issue that needs to be addressed by this and other similar items for them to do the job for which they are intended.
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«Worthless transformer»
The adaptors work fine. The transformer melted the 1st time we tried to use it. Also the hinge on the case broke very quickly. Sooo, we are on our trip in Europe and cannot use curling irons, etc. for fear that we will fry them.
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«Travel converter»
Have not had the opportunity to use this yet as I have not travelled to an international location, but it appears to be exactly what I am anticipating needing in the future.
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