Customer Reviews

APC INPA Universal Plug Adapter

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

We bought the APC Universal Plug Adapter last year when we went on a Europe tour, and it worked perfectly in Holland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, and England, letting us plug our (110/220 switchable) devices into the wall outlet--especially the cell phone and digital camera battery chargers and the iPod charger. It's very compact. THe only challenge is to figure out which "Transformers"-like way to arrange the parts to get the one that fits the outlet you're looking at.

We liked this so much we bought one as a gift for a friend going to India, and he said it worked great there too, so we recommended it to my brother as he headed out with his family last month for a tour of Europe. And then we took it to China last month and it worked perfectly in Hong Kong, Taishan, and Gwonghou (Canton).

Completely recommended!

From Norway to Saudi and Bali to Venzuela, it has always had some combination of settings that work. Buy it and do not let it out of your sight. If you travel a lot, this could be the best thing you buy this year.

When I pack to travel I pack light. I have not seen a plug adapter that is as compact and adaptable as the APC. I have not yet encountered a plug it won't work with. I can carry TWO of these in the same space that most other adapters require for one.

A very useful, practical e simple product to use.
Even smaller than other similar offers on the market.

I used this adapter all over Europe. The only difficulty I had was keeping the plug on the outlet when it cord would weigh on it. However, I always found a way to put something under it to provide support.

With all the 5-star reviews for this product, I had high hopes for it. Ten minutes after receiving it and trying all the various combinations of plugs, one of the movable non-conductive grounding plugs broke off. I wasn't forcing it or anything like that. It just broke when I moved it. Looking at the design, I'm not surprised. The pivot point should not have been made of plastic or molded to have a stress point. Okay, it's not an important part and it still functions fine, but it does make me wonder what else will break when I go to use it.

It does do a good job adapting every possible combination of plugs with the exception of the UK/Hong Kong plug. It fits a little awkward since it's basically putting a round peg into a square (rectangular) hole. It fits but there's a bit of wiggle room. The round European-sized pins are movable so the distance between them is variable. I'm not sure if these thin round pins will work properly in S. Korea where they use a thicker version of these pins.

For most locations, this device will work fine, but then again so do the cheaper sets of 3 or 4 separate adapter plugs that are actually more compact. And if you're not planning on visiting locations that need the other types, you can leave them at home making it even more compact. Buy this if you're a gadget freak, otherwise, there are cheaper products that work equally well.

This thing is great - it fits any plug yet it's so small. The number of crappy adapters I've owned boggles the mind, yet this thing does all their jobs in 1/3 of the size. Why would you want anything else?

I love this adaptor...it's my favorite for it's slim size and versatility. However, a colleague tripped lightly over some power cords and the tension significantly bent the primary two prongs (shown in the picture) with what seemed like very little stress.

This compact adapter worked fine for me on a 3 trips to China. I also have the Kensington adapter (which lacks a third prong for the two diagonal slanted prong plug configuration in China, but has a fuse). This adapter doesn't have a fuse, but it does has the third prong and worked in every hotel I stayed at in Guilin, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-la, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Wuxi, Yangzhou, Nanjing, Beijing, and Chengde. The third prong does seem to be a bit flimsy, but just be careful with this adapter and you'll be fine.

Bear in mind, this is a plug adapter, not a voltage converter, so when you are in a country with a different voltage, make sure you electrical device (battery charger, etc...) is multi-voltage.