Insten Universal World Wide Travel Charger Adapter Plug, White - by eForCity
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Insten Universal World Wide Travel Charger Adapter Plug, White - by eForCity
Customer Review: Clever design, but take care using it in the UK
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked the first one of these so much after it worked for my son who was heading for a job in Germany, and for me in a couple of visits to the UK--that I bought two more to bring with us to the UK when we moved there for four months. By the end of our first week they were both dead--anything you plugged into them just got no current. All I can think is that there was some kind of fuse built into the device that blew. why it would have blown, I have no idea. The replacement adaptors I bought to use with the same items worked fine, and UK plugs are themselves fused.
Great idea, great price, five stars if it had worked. But it didn't, after one week.
UPDATE: After writing the above I looked at other recent reviews and found one by a fellow named Bennett who reported a similar problem--and also the solution, which is to not push the adaptor all the way into the outlet. He's right. Trying them again (I fortunately had not pitched them) I indeed find that when I push them flush against the wall they do not work, as originally described. But if I pull them out slightly, just slightly, from the wall, they make the connection and supply current.
I would describe this as a defect, but not nearly so serious as not working. I also suspect this is a problem only with the UK outlets, not with other ones. So I raise my rating from 2 stars to 4. And--thank you Bennett!
Customer Review: Compact and good quality
Summary: 5 Stars
First i thought how it can be so cheap. when i received this product i found there is no compromise with quality and it is a really easy solution for your travel to diffrent continents..Customer Review: Compact and works great
Summary: 5 Stars
This device is compact, and works really well. It is just an adapter, not a transformer, but as a universal adapter it performed excellently.Customer Review: Convenient while it works...
Summary: 2 Stars
Was great for the first week I used it while traveling, but something got jammed and I can no longer insert American style plugs...Customer Review: DOA - Too bad I had to find out on vacation
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this adapter based on the positive recommendations by other users who had travelled to the UK. I'm writing this review from the UK on my laptop powered by a friend's converter as the one I purchased was dead on arrival. How can a passive power-through device not work? I plugged it into the same outlet as my friend's adapter and nothing. Tried it in multiple outlets in two rooms. Nothing. Fits the wall outlet just fine, but no power is flowing. Wish I had saved my $4 and bought one here instead.