Electronics : Recoton ADF1650 50/1600W Dual Wattage Travel Converter

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Rating:

- Good product
Works as it should. I did have the setting wrong for a bit and it got really hot, but it still worked. Kept working after I got a clue and set it up correctly.

Rating:

- Defective Product
This product melted the first time I used it. I attempted to contact the seller to return and they have ignored all communication.

Rating:

- Good product, but doesn't catch everything
Not too big or too heavy (which was important for limited luggage weight now), and it worked well for charging my camera in the European river boat cabin and in Switzerland hotel. However, I should have double checked my curling iron; it's a dryer/iron combo that is 300W so neither setting on the converter worked. Also, the riverboat had 1 outlet that was set for American appliances, but I needed a plug adapter and this product doesn't allow the plug adaptors to fit without the converter.
Overall good value for the price.

Rating:

- Very unreliable product, save your money and buy something else
I bought this for my gf to use with a 40 watt hair straightening iron in europe. We made sure the switch was on the low wattage setting and within minutes, it started smelling like burned plastic. But it worked. The second time she used it, not only did the converter burn out, but her $150 hair straightener burned out as well. And we made sure it was on the 50 watt setting. By the way, the same wall outlet worked for all of my universal devices (110-240 voltage) like my ipod, blackberry, and camera chargers with no problem - so the problem was clearly isolated to this converter.

It seems to be a manufacturing issue that some people who buy this get good converters while others get faulty ones. But is it worth spending money on this only to have it either not work or even burn out your device?

The only redeeming thing about this is that you get the attachments along with the converter. The outlets in Europe are inset in the wall. So even though the converter plugs are the proper shape, it is NOT long enough to reach the inset outlet. But it is with the attachments.

Rating:

- UNSAFE DO NOT PURCHASE!!!
I see that some have had a good experience with this converter and to them I would say, "Don't leave your hotel room with something plugged in! It's just a matter of time." Like others in these reviews my converter made a loud POP and started smoking and melting. This was using it as per the instructions, too. Is it worth the risk?

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