CONVERTER TRANSFORMER 240 TO 110 200W STEP DOWN ADAPTER

by Seven Star

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0045RU68U
• Item model number: F-200W
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #7 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Batteries, Chargers & Accessories > Power Converters
  • #18 in Automotive > Tools & Equipment > Jump Starters, Battery Chargers & Portable Power
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

200 WATT INTERNATIONAL VOLTAGE CONVERTER Input 220V -> Output 110V 200 Watt Step Down Transformer 220v to 110v SIMPLY PLUG THIS TRANSFORMER ON ANY 220/240V POWER OUTLET AND PLUG ANY APPLIANCE THAT WORKS WITH 110/120V TO IT. UP TO 200W MAX. CAN BE USED WITH DEWALT CHARGER DW9116. Use it with: Fax Machines, Calculators, Computers, Radio/Cassette Players, Telephones, Answering Machines, Electrical Typewriters and more...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

113 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Enough Transformer, If Used Cautiously, December 7, 2010

By 

Fred Anonymous Smith (Central Europe) - See all my reviews

Be very careful when approaching the load limit (200 watts) of this transformer/converter. After roughly two hours with an 181-watt (1.51 amp) load, one of my transformers overheated, melted, allowed a full 230 volt output surge for several seconds, and then blew the circuit breaker in my house. The unit remained extremely hot for several hours afterwards. In the meantime, I checked the load (which was resilient enough to be undamaged) with a Fluke multimeter to ensure it did not exceed 200 watts. The load remained steady at the level specified.

That said, the other two transformers purchased are performing admirably in less demanding, low wattage, applications. I'm temporarily residing overseas. Since it gets tiresome toting around (and expensive buying) larger transformers for every little task, the compact size and low price of this transformer is well appreciated.

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DETERMINING TRANSFORMER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVICE YOU INTEND TO USE

After reading several reviews, it appears some do not understand the limits of transformers/converters. This small transformer is intended low wattage items, such as a small laptop or netbook, battery charger, small kitchen aid, electric shaver, and similar.

It is not intended for high wattage items like hair dryers, clothing irons, heaters, toasters, other household appliances, power tools, multiple items at the same time, and so on. Use of such high wattage items with this transformer will result in damage and could potentially cause injury or fire.

To determine the electrical input requirements of the 120v device you intend to use, look at the product label on that device. That label will express the input requirements in either watts or amps. The device plugged into this transformer should not exceed 200 watts or 1.66 amps - the input numbers should be equal to or lower than 200 watts or 1.66 amps.

If the input requirements exceed those numbers, use a larger transformer (qreater or equal to the numbers on the device) instead of this one.

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Actually, based on my experience described in the first paragraph above, I'd personally recommend not using devices exceeding 150 watts or 1.25 amps. Even then, it would be wise to carefully monitor devices approaching those numbers for a while to ensure they will continue to operate safely.

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect travel size voltage converter, June 4, 2010

By 

Soccer Player - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this transformer to be used in Pakistan for my camera, laptop, and 110 watt iPod dock. It worked for all of my items. I left my iPod dock plugged in all night to charge my iPod, and while listening to music. It worked perfectly, didn't get heated or make any sort of noise. It has a long European cord which made it easy for me to plug it in and put it on top of my table, unlike other converters where it sticks on the wall. My camera and laptop charger also worked fine. Its light weight, perfect for travel use, wouldn't travel without it.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, September 26, 2010

By 

J. Krant "B.Uneek" (Boston area, MA) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

I've only been using this for a couple of weeks now so I can't vouche for long term use but it has been working like a charm. It's been used almost constantly to charge a couple of laptops while I'm abroad and the only problem I've noticed is that it tends to get rather warm, which is not unexpected. I try to let it cool off every now and then for a few minutes to a 1/2 an hour and then plug it back in.
I hope this helps.