INTERNATIONAL VOLTAGE CONVERTER. 220V to 110V 1600 Watt. Use US appliances overseas

by Trisonic

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000WQ0MTG
• Item model number: TS-5160R
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #51 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Batteries, Chargers & Accessories > Power Converters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 3, 2007

Product Description

Foreign electricity (220V/440V) is different from standard use U.S. electricity (110V/120V). To use your travel appliances overseas, you must use a converter to reduce foreign electricity. Otherwise your appliance will not operate. Using the foreign travel converter is simple. Just plug it into a foreign wall outlet, then plug your appliance into the female side of the converter and use your appliance as you would at home. For appliances up to 1600 watts. Use with travel items such as Hair dryers, Hairsetters, Coffee cup heaters, Irons, Clothing Steamers, etc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars dont be fooled, November 19, 2008

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abdimalik nasir "technical traveler" (3 continents) - See all my reviews

This review is from: INTERNATIONAL VOLTAGE CONVERTER. 220V to 110V 1600 Watt. Use US appliances overseas (Electronics)

I am an electrician working overseas and when I seen this item I assumed it would be bigger.I bought a 500 watt converter that weighs about 7 pound the same time I bought this one which weighs about 9 ounces.I wonder how can this this have a wattage output of up to 1600 watts when it so small.Maybe the wire gauge size is extremly small.After testing this with a meter I seen I could only get an output of around 160 watts continuously not 1600 watts.Someone must have added a zero by mistake.DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE ADVERTISEMENT!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not work for more than 3 minutes, March 8, 2009

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M. Tamayo Ortega - See all my reviews
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This review is from: INTERNATIONAL VOLTAGE CONVERTER. 220V to 110V 1600 Watt. Use US appliances overseas (Electronics)

I connected a cordless phone to this device on my trip to Europe and it exploded!
I'm still waiting for a communication from the customer service from the seller (it is not Amazon directly).
The product documentation clearly states that is is suitable for up to 13 amperes, but the cordles phone only consumes 0.2.
I don't know if my cordless phone is ruined, but I would say that from the smell it has now :(

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars i guess you are not really an electrician..., March 2, 2009

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Gil Margolin - See all my reviews

This review is from: INTERNATIONAL VOLTAGE CONVERTER. 220V to 110V 1600 Watt. Use US appliances overseas (Electronics)

This is really a voltage chopper not a transformer. It basically chops the voltage from 220v to 100v unlike a tranformer that via coils converts 220v to 100v. Note that both do not convert the cycles 60hz to 50hz which can cause issues with motors.