500 Watt Step Up/Step Down Travel Voltage Converter, 220/110v to 110/220v converter with Type E/F Plug – Compatible with Hair Straightener, Camera, Laptop & More

I never used any transformers in the USA. This is my first time and its working. I need it for Ritter bread slicer which just came from Amazon Germany. The machine is using only 65W but I need something stronger if in the future I will order some other small appliances made in the Europe. I order with US plug because I will use this one only in the USA and the other outlet is universal what is perfect. For me it is great product. It is not light but also not to heavy.

Excellent product. I bought several of these and I actually use one as an everyday step-down converter for a TV and home theater I bought from USA where the voltage and my products are rated at 110-120V (in my country the national grid is 240V). There is a small switch which you set to your mains voltage - [An aside here: the values on this switch are 115V and 230V, but almost all appliances will work fine within a certain range, ie 110-120V and 220 to 240V]. The converter upconverts the incoming 110-120V to 220-240V output, or downconverts 220-240V to 110-120V by doing a simple 2-to-1 or 1-to-2. There is no conversion for the current (amps), only for the voltage.I sometimes hear a low buzzing noise from the converter when it has been running for several hours. I initially thought it was that particular unit, so i switched it, but the new one also had the same issue. But anyway even after a few months of this there doesn't seem to be any bad effects from the buzzing noise, and there's no overheating at all, so it's still 5 stars. And that acts as an alert that I've been watching TV too long! Some have complained that they received busted units, but all the 3 500W units I ordered in Oct.2014 were perfectly fine and intact.Others have said, and Litefuze themselves also advise this, but it bears repeating. If you plan on using it for more than an hour or so at a time, buy a converter that's at least double the wattage of the combined gadgets you'll be connecting to the converter. So in my case the stuff I'm connecting to the converter are: a TV rated at 142W, a Vizio soundbar rated about 10W, and my home theater at 12W. The math comes to 142+10+12=164W, so I needed one that's at least 164 x 2 = 328W. The closest to this is the 500W converter- it doesn't hurt to have the extra capacity.A few niggles:- I dont like the buzzing sound after several hours of use, but it's not loud and doesnt seem to have any more ill effects.- More serious, I wish the small switch to change the voltage was better hidden or more difficult to access. I have it set to '230V', so it converts my 240V to 120V. But if a bumbling someone were to accidentally change it to the '115V' setting (which is easy to do with the easily accessible switch), then I think what would happen is the 1-to-2 upconversion. So my actual 240V would be output as 480V, frying my electronics almost instantly! [Again, this is just my opinion based on my understanding of how the thing works and I'm no electrician. If this is wrong someone please comment on this post and correct me - I'll alter it immediately].- The unit itself is quite heavy, about 300-500grams (half a kg). So take that into consideration if you are planning to use it for travel. I dont, so the weight isn't an issue for me.Overall though, these negatives are still minor enough for it to earn a full 5 stars. Excellent product!

Directions are not clear on the switch affecting input or output. Even tried looking it up on their website. In the end I ended up burning it up because I guessed wrong.

I bought one of these voltage converters to power a 1980s era portable stereo (Skitronic Discolite) that I just bought from a seller in Turkey. It was never originally sold in the US so it only accepts 220 V, 50 Hz AC power. Its power cord also has a Type C plug on the end. This Litefuze 300 W voltage converter works perfect for powering my new (to me) portable stereo. It has a built-in plug adapter socket that easily accepts all kinds of different plugs, including the Type C on my portable stereo.I have been using this new voltage converter continuously for about an hour a day for a week with no problems at all. I like how it has an illuminated on/off switch on the side to turn it off without having to unplug it from the wall outlet. That is a nice feature that saves me from the hassle of unplugging it every time just to turn it off.Keep in mind though that my portable stereo is only rated by the manufacturer to use 35 W of input power so I am not pushing this voltage converter anywhere near its rated 300 W capacity. Thus, I do not know how well it works when pushed near its limits. My converter is barely breaking a sweat so it does not get warm at all. When I read the negative reviews of this unit, I suspect that many people are trying to draw more power out of than it can provide. All that I know for certain is that I have not experienced any of the problems that those other reviews mentioned.Overall I am very happy with this unit and it works perfectly for my use. I can now power audio equipment from overseas without any problems.Update from 12-5-20:It has been almost a year since I bought this LiteFuze LC-300US voltage converter and it is still working flawlessly to power my Discolite boombox. I liked it so much that I bought another one that is the exact same except that it has the higher 500 Watt power output rating. (That second one is model number LiteFuze LC-500US.) That second unit is also working perfectly and I have no complaints about it.I included some pictures that I just took this morning of my LiteFuze LC-300US powering my Discolite boombox. I also included a picture showing the Type C plug (sometimes called a "Europlug") on my boombox that plugs directly into the socket on the LC-300US without the need for any kind of plug adapter.I still stand by my original review and this voltage converter is great!