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

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- have been using for 9 months
I have moved to Lithuania for 1 1/2 years and brought this along with me. I have some small appliances (sleep sound machine, toothbrush charger, battery charger, rice cooker) that I brought with me and needed the power conversion. I brought two of these converters with me and have been using them successfully for the past 9 months.

There are some comments about how it's heavy and may have a hard time staying in the electrical outlet. They are a little heavy, but I've never had to prop mine up to make them work. Even if it is leaning over a little, it works just fine.

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- Voltage Converter lets me down
I can't say for sure but, after working well for one day, the second day that we tried connecting an expensive piece of medical equipment Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) to the converter, the equipment overheated and died. I can't confirm that it was the converter's fault, but then again, I cant confirm that it wasnt since we are back in the states and dont have 220 volts to test it with.

Bottom line was that we were stuck in Spain with a broken machine - worth over $700 which was necessary for my own personal health.

The cost of replacement in Spain was 1000 euros (over $1200) a very unexpected expense.

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- dual voltage / dual wattage
worked very well as planed
just heavy to carry

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- It blew up my Palm charger for no reason
I bought it right before my trip to London, UK, and it was fine the first evening. But the next night I was trying to charge my Palm and use my laptop, it overheated while set at 50W (not 1600W) for no reason and blew up the Palm charger. I had to buy a new charger upon return.

I hope this particular unit was a lemon, but I am returning it and looking for another product to replace it.

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- Be careful, it converts US 110 to foreign 220 V not 220 to 110
Be careful about what your are ordering. The explanation given online says it converts 220 V to 110V. I was hoping to use the device for a 220 Volt item, but this converter is not from 220 to 110 V but vice versa.

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