[Amazon.ca] **HOT**Travelsmart by Conair Dual Voltage Converter ADD ON $4.83+tax

Reviews are not that great...Stay Away

canadianamigo13 wrote: ↑ Reviews are not that great...Stay Away

Bad reviews seem to be coming from people who tried to use a hair dryer or a straightener with this tiny converter. I wouldn't use it for any heat generating piece of equipment since they require relatively high wattage. I would just use this for small non-heat activated appliances.

asakka wrote: ↑ Bad reviews seem to be coming from people who tried to use a hair dryer or a straightener with this tiny converter. I wouldn't use it for any heat generating piece of equipment since they require relatively high wattage. I would just use this for small non-heat activated appliances.

But that' s what the product is claiming ....
High setting 26-1875 watt for irons, steamers, hair dryers, etc.

canadianamigo13 wrote: ↑ But that' s what the product is claiming ....
High setting 26-1875 watt for irons, steamers, hair dryers, etc.

The adapters themselves without the converter are worth $4...

Don't believe this published wattage, total BS.

A friend has a real step down transformer, it's 1500watts, 15lbs, size of a Kleenex box.

As the reviews states....it struggles with 70watts, stay away.

asakka wrote: ↑ The adapters themselves without the converter are worth $4...

Yup.. otherwise ebay is your source for cheap adapter.. especially with coupon code

This could be useful for many low power things like recharging your toothbrush that only accepts 120 Volts, etc.

Too bad it's add-on only; I would buy.
Can we combine many add-ons to make it one qualified Free delivery?
TIA.

Edit: I take it back considering the picture in post #10. Less than 30 minutes, no electronics, no use. Trash.

g00f wrote: ↑ Don't believe this published wattage, total BS.

A friend has a real step down transformer, it's 1500watts, 15lbs, size of a Kleenex box.

As the reviews states....it struggles with 70watts, stay away.

Glad to know it wasn't just me. Looking at the product photo: "1800W is impossible at that size and price."

The Amazon review photos of the iPhone charger (with universal voltage) being plugged into the transformer ought to make anyone go Jackie Chan or Capt. Picard facepalm.

The brick is strictly for short-term use of appliances with no circuitry and run directly off the mains power. I don't remember the exact deal with these, but I think they only bring down voltage without changing the frequency or something. One of the review images has a picture of the packaging that warns users not to plug certain things into it.

That said, I think it's still worth it for the passive adapters to the north american plug.

Only thing hot about this is when it combusts and your outlet sets on fire.