Customer Reviews

Black & Decker / Vector Travel Mate 6.0 Amp AC/DC Converter

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This is a must have if traveling with a 12V Thermoelectric Cooler, or any 12 volt appliance that you will need when out of your vehicle. That could be for a overnight motel stay or for an extended stay without a direct 12V power source. All you need is a 110 volt wall outlet.

This converter is compatible with B&D cooler's, but will also work well with most other coolers and 12V appliances provided they don't have over a 6 amp power draw, " Most are under 6 amp ". This works well for pre cooling your cooler before putting it in your vehicle. It also has a green LED light to let you know it is on.

The Converter will get quite warm when in use this is normal, all converters do it. When you buy a converter make sure it is 6 Amp, much less than that probably won't work on some larger appliances.

I have used this converter for quite a few years now with my Black & Decker TC212B Travel Cooler & Warmer and my Koolatron Voyager Thermoelectric Cooler - P-27 which I also have with no problems whatsoever in all that time. After you hopefully give me a thumbs up on this review, check out my reviews on the two coolers listed here. Thanx.

This product was just what I needed to power my Grip On Electric Scissor Jack (which I also bought on Amazon) from a 120V outlet. Since the jack didn't come with amperage specs I had to guess and I tried several other AC/DC converters that were not powerful enough. This 6.0 AMP device seems to do the job.

I purchased the Vector run a 4-amp max rated thermoelectric cooler, and it worked well for 1 week. The Vector just quit on me. I am disappointed with the product not only for the obvious longevity issue, but the total lack of any serviceable reset or overload protection. My recommendation: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.

The converter worked out of the box. Other reviewers had early life failures, so I wanted to make sure it worked before taking it on a trip. It ran 24 hours for a couple of days - no problem. It appears to be a winner.

We travel a lot and use our Travel Mate cooler all the time. When the adapter died we really had to scramble to find another. This unit is exactly what we needed to get back into our travel mode.

This product does the job it says. It has a good length cable, and the black converter box is capable of delivering enough power to switch on my car vacuum. a handy converter to charge or operate devices which have 12 V cigaretter lighter input. i can charge my GPS garmin nuvi 760 as well with this.

Powers my B&D 12v DC Car Vac without hesitation! I was very leary about buying an AC/DC 5 amp converter due to the many negative reviews about various makes being underpowered! Glad I found this product and the price is right. Again, it works great and I highly recomend it to anyone who needs that extra umph!

Haven't found it in any major stores in my area, eg. Lowes, Home Depot, etc. Can't be found on the Black & Decker, Rubbermaid, Radio Shack or Vector Products web sites!

We used this for the first time this past week while on a road trip with our plug in cooler for the car. Since the company (Coleman)we bought the cooler from does not even have the converter available on its web site (even though it is listed in its instruction book as an option), I had to look for an alternative - and this fit the bill and we took the cooler from the car to the hotel room without missing a beat This converter will pay for itself with what we save in purchasing ice, food and beverages while traveling....and can keep medicine cool also. It can also be used for other items that have a car plug for power such as our dockable satellite radio, various chargers, and stuff like that.

We used this product with our thermoelectric cooler nonstop for a week during our vacation. It performed great and never overheated. We used standard shipping and it arrived in less than 5 days.

The Travel Mate Converter is one item that each person who has an RV should keep with them at all times. We have used ours severa times on the last trip.
Yoe can use any 12volt applance by wsing 110volt AC.