
It's not ultra well made, but what do you want at this price? I verified it's properly grounded and fused. And it claims to be CE rated (the European rating agency).
It's also worth noting it gives you the ability to fine tune the voltage a bit with the selector on the back (each mode has 2 different voltages--i.e. 220v or 240v). That could be useful if you have unusually high or low line voltage.
One note: It does NOT have a detachable power cord like shown in the picture. It comes with a regular 120 USA AC cord hard wired in for the input power for step up use. And an adapter to plug is supplied to convert that into a euro plug for step down use.I bought this product three times higher power than what I comsume. Open the box, no installation. plug in the power! Work for me. I user that everyday for two weeks. So far so good. Work fine to me.This converter does the job well. Since it's a single outlet, I chose to attach a multiple-outlet extension cord, to accommodate all of my electrical needs, including a netbook. I didn't have any issues with it blowing fuses. The main reason I bought this was I've lost too many appliances to using just an electrical adapter while traveling overseas and on cruise ships, but when I bought this, I neglected to take into account the weight limits for baggage that is allowed on overseas flights. It added 7 lbs to my luggage and took up too much precious cargo space. I'm now looking for a lighter and leaner one. Anyone interested in buying mine knowing all the limitations?Everything stated by the seller corrispondes to the truth.However you have to be very careful with the three pin plug outputs of the device.One output is for 220V devices (i wonder what is the possible use of a 220V output on a 220-110 converter) If by mistake you plug your 110V device into this output,it wil burn! Just to be sure,i sealed permanently this output with plastic tape...Although it arrived after the date stated, the item itself is great and we have now ordered the 500w version for another product.
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