Power Bright PB-12 US to UK 3-Prong Travel Outlet Plug Adapter

by PowerBright

Product Features

• Power Bright plug adapter, American (US) 3-prong grounded input to United Kingdom (UK) 3-prong output
• This adapter does not convert voltage, only the international plug style
• Includes input: American Grounded, output: 3 Pin UK Grounded

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000PQL7AQ
• Item model number: PB12
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
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Product Description

Plug Adapter 3 pin UK grounded Input: American Grounded

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars CAUTION: AVOID AT ALL COSTS!, November 1, 2009

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TechToys (NYC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Power Bright PB-12 US to UK 3-Prong Travel Outlet Plug Adapter (Electronics)

I bought 10 of these because I was moving to Europe. After using them (rather trying to use them), I've thrown them all out. They were simply too dangerous and too useless to keep around. As other reviewers note, they are not the adapters shown in the picture. As other reviewers also note, the plugs fall out easily (not from the UK side, but from the US side). To start, a non-grounded plug will not stay in under any circumstance. Because of the design of the plug (again, not shown), a non-grounded plug will fall right out. In fact, there's a spring mechanism on the contacts that actually works to push a non-grounded plug out. Grounded plugs work better, but the connection is still quite loose. I threw the first one out after a cord that was plugged into it was moved a bit and something inside of it must have shorted, causing it to throw a breaker. I threw the rest of them out when another one shorted and threw a breaker again. Stay away!

31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, August 2, 2008

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J. Thompson (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power Bright PB-12 US to UK 3-Prong Travel Outlet Plug Adapter (Electronics)

I ordered this product because I needed a polarized UK plug adapter. I was charged 7.25 for shipping but the plugs only cost 1.85 to ship to me, which is a total ripoff. Even worse, when I attempted to plug anything into the adapters it fell right out! Nothing will stay plugged into them, so they aren't even usable. They are not the plugs pictured here, they are much cheaper and don't work. Don't bother buying these adapters.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No problem for us, March 8, 2011

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Cal (Denver, Colombia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power Bright PB-12 US to UK 3-Prong Travel Outlet Plug Adapter (Electronics)

After reading reviews about plugs falling out of the adapter, we decided to buy just one and see for ourselves. My wife is a flight attendant who travels to London multiple times a month. She used it on her last trip with no problems. The US plug stayed in the adapter and the adapter stayed in the UK receptacle. I have no idea if she was lucky or they have improved their product recently but we just ordered five more for friends and relatives attending our son's wedding in the UK this summer.