- Dual switchable 50/1600w
- Transforms 220¿240VAC to 110¿120VAC
- Will fit outlets in virtually any country
- Includes 5 plug adapters and travel case
Product Description
Steren Dual Voltage World-Wide Foreign Travel Converter Kit… More >>
STEREN 910-010 Dual Voltage foreign Converter Kit
Written by Tools on March 13th, 2010 in Lighting & Electrical.
Tags: 910010, Converter, Dual, foreign, STEREN, Voltage
I bought this bulky heavy item from Amazon because of the positive reviews here. I used it during a trip to London. I would not mind the weight or bulk if it worked. On its first use it blew an internal fuse and I would later find out that it also destroyed my $50 battery charger. To make matters worse I could not even attempt to use the converter again since I did not have a replacement fuse. Steren supplied no extra fuses or even an instruction book. Nowhere on the box or the item does it tell you what fuse it uses so you have to magnify the tiny writing on the replaceable fuse to figure it out. Stay away from this junk item and head down to your local Radio Shack and buy a converter that has a resettable fuse.
As an update to this review I contacted Steren and they told me to throw the unit out since they claim that there are no user replaceable parts and that includes the removable fuse. Strewn offered to do nothing for me and referred me back to Amazon. Apparently Steren is as junk a company as their products are. They distain their customers and couldn’t care less about how their products perform once they get your money.
Rating: 1 / 5
Converter works fine but the hinge for the lid on the case is not made well, mine broke during the first trip and now it will not stay shut without assistance from a couple of rubber bands.
I do like the individual adapter plugs. They have blade and rounded female receptors so you can use them with US and European devices. Also, you can use them without the converter if your devices’ power adapter is 110 – 240 variable.
Rating: 4 / 5
WHAT A PEICE OF GARBAGE.
BOUGHT FOR MY KID, FOR HER TRIP TO IRELAND.
STARTED SMOKING FIRST TIME SHE USED IT.
RATE THIS ITEM WITH NO STARS
HAD TO GIVE AT LEAST 1 STAR TO LEAVE MY OPINION
SAVE YOUR MONEY. THIS PRODUCT FIRE HAZAD
Rating: 1 / 5
My wife used this for a week in Paris to dry and curl her hair without problems. The high wattage setting doesn’t quite get up to the 1800 or 1875 watts that some curlers and hair dryers pull, but it wasn’t much of a problem. She did note that the curling iron didn’t get as hot as it usually did, but I guess that’s the point. Better safe than sorry. She’s come home with melted curling irons on two occasions before this, so we were happier this time.
It’s not the lightest converter in the world, but the box is fairly small overall, and much of the space is taken up by country-specific adapters, most of which you won’t need unless you’re traveling across continents. So, what you end up bringing on a trip is minimal: the converter itself and one adapter (if you need it; in Europe, with its recessed outlets, you will).
Rating: 5 / 5
It worked…for most of the trip. My girls used it for 8 days with a 120v hair drier. It fried on the 9th day. Metled down…wasnt pretty. Would not stay in the Euro wall sockets very well. Had to hold it in place to keep it from falling out. Needs a cord set to plug into wall (like a laptop power converter does). I would have made one if I had known I needed it. This unit may have fried do to frequent bad connections (Falling out of the socket will do that) Anyway ,if you buy this,(or any model that looks like it) make a cord set for it and it may last years for all I know.
Rating: 2 / 5