Customer Reviews

RCA Foreign Voltage Adapter Kit (AH260R) (AH260R)

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It took me a long time to decide whether or not to buy this product since most of these converters/adapters have reviews stating that when they were used, sparks flew, there was a strong weird smell, or that it burned down the hotel. This product, at the time, only had the "piece of crap" review stating that you should buy a converter at your destination country (something which I think is a horrible idea. It took us a number of days just to find a battery operated clock in Ireland). I used this product in Ireland and Italy, and it worked great in both places, including both high and low wattage devices (i.e. curling iron and battery chargers).

Only once was there even a bit of an issue. One of the times I had it connected to a battery charger the converter seemed to get very hot. Because the batteries were done being charged by this point, I didn't leave it plugged in. As such, I still did not have any problems with this product.

If you do purchase any converter/adapter set for your travels abroad, you probably can't go wrong with this one.

This product is necessary for anyone either traveling abroad or purchasing products in the US for use abroad.

This has a set of interchangeable plug fittings to convert the plugs at the end of your product wire from either flat to round plugs, and more. Power sockets around the world use different types of plugs and this product does the job for your electronic product - laptop/hair dryer/razor.

It has surge protection built in. The cost is reasonable. The product comes with a 12 month parts warranty

To get real value, also purchase the RCA Universal AC Adaptor - This is used to run battery powered components off 120V/variable DC output

I bought this for a vacation I just took to Asia and it did the job fine. The first hotel I stayed at, the Holiday Inn in Manila, happened to have two 110 outlets in the bathroom, so I was thinking I bought it for nothing. Anyway, despite not needing to, I did test it out on the room's 220 volt outlets and it worked fine powering my camera and iPod chargers. I actually needed this at my next place, in Hong Kong, and it worked perfectly again, this time with a different plug. So, after my experience in two different countries, I'm pretty confident this thing will work about anywhere. Seems like a good deal.

I needed a simple voltage adapter to use anywhere in Europe and this satisfied my needs at a reasonable price. This is not a power transformer but a plug adapter kit.

This was recommended to me by someone who has traveled extensively overseas and I was not disappointed. Easy to use and switch back and forth between low wattage (phone charger, portable DVD player, etc.) and high wattage (hair dryer, curling iron). Reasonable cost and handy carrying case to keep it all together.

Plugged laptop power supply in to charge (not an auto-sensing power supply!) batteries, melted the adapter before a fuse blew.

My wife plugged in a hair dryer prior to this, and blew the fuse out of the fuse holder. 900w hair dryer. 1600w mode. Blew up. Junk!

I second the motion to just buy the stuff where ever you are going.

I have used this product extensively in South America (Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador). The primary use is to recharge my camera, Bose headset and iTouch. I've had no problems with these applications. However, I am purchasing it again since my girlfriend correctly tried the 1600 Watts setting for her hairdryer which melted the prongs on the voltage unit which attaches to the adapters. So, I would purchase a dual voltage travel hairdryer if you need one. Also, due to its weight, once you connect the appropriate adapter, the voltage unit will tend to pull out of the wall outlet. I put something underneath for support which can be a problem. I would not leave this unattended and per the instructions - "IMPORTANT: Do not leave Foreign Voltage Adapter in wall outlet when not in use. After using, remove Foreign Voltage Adapter from wall outlet."

I studied abroad in Chile and the main converter MELTED!!! What a waste! Now I have all these adaptors for countries around the world....

One thing to really avoid is blowing up your electronics with just plug adapters. Been using this all over Europe very successfully with both flush and recessed sockets. It's compact, sturdy and went through security at five airports with no hitch. Solid.

Makes all of my 110v and 120v items work in 220v European voltage outlets. Great item and a must have for travellers.