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Travel Advice/Travel Tips - Low Voltage Device use during international travel
If you will be taking rechargeable, low voltage electronics
(e.g. small radios, alarms, or PDA’s)on a vacation outside of the U.S.,
you will need to acquire a power converter that works with low voltage
appliances.
- Most power converters are designed to work with high voltage
appliances (irons, travel steamers, some hair dryers) and will not power
or recharge low voltage appliances (a low voltage appliance is one that
requires less than 50 watts of power to operate).
If you are confused about watts and voltages, help is at hand.
- Franzus
offers an Autoadjust Smart Converter that automatically senses whether a
device requires high or low voltage and switches to the correct voltage
for use or recharging.
- Franzus Model TS 1650E contains the Autoadjust
converter and a set of five adapter plugs for use in various countries.
- Other models include a switch that allows you to select either high or low
voltage, as appropriate.
- Other manufacturers provide similar converters
with similar capabilities.
- Read our article on
power converters
before you buy one.
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