Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Simran 1875 Watts VOLTAGE CONVERTERS - Burns - BAD Item - DON'T BUY - JUNK. Pure junk - worthless

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1.0 out of 5 stars Do you really need a convertor like this?February 15, 2011
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Having gone through part of the reviews here, I guess some users might have misunderstood the application of this convertor.

If you want to use your electronic devices operated with a rechargeable battery (such as your iPhone, cell phone, ipod, ipad, laptop PC, digital camera) in another country where the household power supply is at 220/240V, you don't need to bother, because nearly all these electronic products are designed today to be completed with a battery charger suitable for a voltage range from 100V to 240V, in other words, people carry these electronic items and travel around in the world so these items should work properly anywhere at any level of voltage. Whatever you have and wish to use in a foreign country, just carefully check the marking on the battery charger about the voltage rating ... if the voltage rating is printed or embossed as "100-240V", then don't worry, simply connect the power plug to a socket to charge the battery after you get to the destination.

I also brought with me two laptop PC's, a cell phone and an SRL digital camera from China (at 220/240V) and have been using them here in the U.S. (at 110V) for almost half a year ... everything is okay as perfectly as they worked in China, because the battery chargers can work at any voltage from 100V to 240V. The applicable type of plugs may be different in a foreign country, as there are many types of plugs in the world. To make sure that your above-mentioned electronic products can be plugged in a socket in a foreign country, you should also check if you need a plug adapter. If you need a plug adapter, after getting to the destination you will first insert the plug adapter into a local socket, and then insert the the power plug of your electronic product into the plug adapter to charge the battery. You may search by googling "Worldwide Travel Plug Adapter Guide", and refer to the type of plugs that is used in the country you are going to visit.

However, if you want to use an ELECTRICAL item operated under alternating current (like a hair dryer, steam iron), you will need such a convertor, so that your electrical item for 110V can be used at foreign voltage 220/240V. If you don't, your electrical item will get burned from a voltage break-through. Some products sold in the U.S. are completed with a rechargeable battery (electrical toothbrushes, for example), but the voltage rating of the battery charger is subject to 110V, meaning that the battery can be charged at 110V only. So if you need to use such an electrical item outside the U.S. at 220/240V, you should also ask for such a convertor.

I ordered this convertor for my parents who are going to travel in China, as they'd like to bring a water flosser with them and that is absolutely an electrical item. I received this in a good condition, but couldn't find a better manual than the brief instruction on the box. The quality should be okay as it has adequate weight. Hope my parents would say yes to its quality after they use it.


Update on 04-28-11:
According to my parents, this converter does not work with a water flosser in China. It is too weak, and there is no water flush generated from the water flosser even at the 'HIGH' position of the converter.
It was a waste of money. I would not recommend this product, and hence reduced the rating to 1 star.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Failed after a few useApril 8, 2011
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It worked for a few times when I used it in China for a baby monitor as following the instruction. But then it "popped" with smoke and burned my baby monitor! I bought it from a local store not Amazon. But for sure this product is not reliable and do not recommend it as it could damage your electric items if it fails.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Blew out immediately in AustraliaMarch 15, 2011
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Nicole Hunter (Cleveland, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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Used this converter exactly according to specs with a small travel hairdryer but it blew out immediately. I'm from USA and tried it while traveling in Melbourne, Australia. Just returned it for refund. Wanted to let other consumers know my experience because I noticed similar warnings here before purchasing, but decided the positive reviews outweighed the risk; I was wrong ;-)
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars 1875 WATTS converterJuly 30, 2010
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The item came on time. It was light and would have been perfect for travel, but it was too good to be true. It started to heat up and eventually exploded after the third use. This was a big inconvenience. The only good thing is that my hair appliances did not break, just the converter.
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1.0 out of 5 stars It did not work in France.December 30, 2010
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NewYorkGirl "NYG" (New York, NY, 10005) - See all my reviews
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I traveled to France for the holidays and this voltage converter did not work for me. I used for my 1875W hair dryer and my hair dryer ran very slow making it impossible to blow dry my hair. Thus, I had to purchase another hair dryer in France - I paid 15.00 Euros in a pharmacy and the dryer worked. I wished I have known before, this way I would have saved money and space in my luggage.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Had to returnJuly 25, 2010
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C. Hamilton (Inglewood, ca) - See all my reviews
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For my recent trip to Europe, I purchased three types of adapters. I ended up returning this adapter, not because it didn't fit the outlets, but because it got extremely hot and I felt it would overheat the circuit and damage my items.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars ChargerFebruary 7, 2011
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Traveled to South America and used the charger on 220V - it fried the first time I used it to heat the baby's bottle and tripped the hotel plugs out - not sure if I gooofed in the instructions, but it should have worked?...
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Simran Voltage ConverterMarch 24, 2011
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I took this converter to Israel hoping to use it for my hairdryer and to charge my computer. After plugging it in using an adapter for the plug we smelled something burning. Thinking it was just the plastic getting hot we waited a few minutes and then we heard a loud pop and sparks came out of the converter. Luckily it didn't ruin the computer but the converter was fried. I wouldn't recommend this one!!

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Product and Bad Customer ServiceDecember 20, 2010
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I bought this Dual-Wattage Converter for the iRobot vacuum which I took to China. I plugged this converter to a 220V outlet and connected the iRobot charger (maxium output is 33W)to it. first, it won't charge the battery after overnight (the iRobot battery indicator still show amble). Later I noticed some burnig smell, so I unplugged the converter and waited an hour. the next time when I plugged this converter into the 220V outlet, I saw the iRobot charger spark and died (power indicater light went off).
When I contact the seller, VCT ELECTRONICS, they ignored the fact. instead, they blamed me overload the converter. By specification, this dual wattage converter should be able to handle 50W/1875W. I used 1875W setting. and even I used the lower setting- 50W, it is still higher than the maximun output (33W) of my iRobot charger. How could I overload it?!
Now I have this defective converter and busted iRobot charger...
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Prongs were not long enough. Complete waste of money.September 29, 2010
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Prongs were not long enough to plug into European outlets. Could not use this item at all. Complete waste of money.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Did not work.October 2, 2011
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We tried to use the Simran 1875 in Italy. We set it to High, per the instructions, to use it with a 1875W hair dryer. The hair dryer immediately overheated and we blew the hotel circuit breaker. Awaiting refund from Amazon at this time.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Does Not WorkSeptember 9, 2011
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I can not recommend this item. We were in London and popped the circuit breaker the first time we used this item. We were fortunate to find out that the hotel had their own power converters available at the front desk. I feel like I wasted mnoey purchasing this item.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Simran 1875 VC is a bummerAugust 18, 2011
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Pluged 1875 VC in a Stockholmn SE hotel outlet (220 v), sparks jumpted and hair dryer fried. First and only time used. Not about to try it again. Very poor quality.
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Works for 3 seconds.March 16, 2011
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Plugged it into my hotel in Italy, turned on blow dryer, it worked for three seconds then stopped.

I thought it had burned out the blow dryer.

Luckily when I got back to New York, my blow dryer worked.

Returned converter to Amazon for refund.
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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Did not work in FranceAugust 24, 2010
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robisdaman (Framingham, MA) - See all my reviews
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The plugs in France (and possible most of mainland Europe) are recessed - this adapter would not fit in the outlet, making this product utterly useless.
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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars WorthlessJuly 28, 2010
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Malik (Columbia, SC) - See all my reviews
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My wife used this for one day in a German hotel with a 30 watt hair presser and the unit got so hot that the plastic casing melted! Since I can't return it for a refund from overseas, I have to write it off as a loss.
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Dont buy this itemDecember 2, 2010
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Dont buy this item, here is what it made to me:
first my fault I have tried it on my xbox and the result was that the adapter fries. i was so disappointed,
then I've read on it that it is on Hi, good for bottle wormers so i have plugged my 90$ philips baby bottle wormer and the result was that it is not working any more it fried out too.

I have a fast battery charger that I will not Plug it in, this is the last thing i have running on 110v.
so I regret buying two of them
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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Lousy productJuly 21, 2010
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This item is advertised as a "travel voltage converter" So much for that. It did not work in Turkey or in Italy. This item was not a true converter, it looked like an item to change the plug system from flat to round.
I am still in Italy where I had to buy a true converter.
I believe the seller must check into this and stop selling such a poor product.
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars do not buy this productJuly 23, 2010
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This product is a piece of junk. The first time I tried using this product for a hair straightner (rated @ 35 watts), I set the switch on this product to the low setting and it got fried in less than a minute. Luckily the straightner did not get damaged. I bought another product for $4 in India which worked like a charm. Do not waste your money on this product. I am giving a 1 star as that is the lowest rating possible.
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7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not Good!October 17, 2010
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I used this in Egypt on my first day there.I plugged it into the wall and five minutes later, there was a loud POP! smoke started to come from it and it smelled like burning plastic. The outside plastic casing was completely melted! I spent the rest of my vacation not able to charge any of my appliances or use my flat iron.

Buyer Beware!
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing!October 21, 2010
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I specifically asked for a product that would function in Argentina. After much research on ebay and Amazon, I believed that this one would suit my purposes best. Having burned up hair dryers and curlers in Europe in the past, I was quite hopeful that I had found the right product. NO! It did not work with any outlets or adapters available to me in Buenos Aires.
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3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING!!!!February 18, 2011
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Feb 10, 2011 - Went to Tanzania and plugged in this converter and plugged my MacPro into it.
The converter blew out the first time!!! Thank God my Mac didn't fry. I had crazy hair all during the trip since I didn't have a converter for my flat irons. Do not buy!
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4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars worthlessNovember 22, 2010
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It is indicated that this product is for Ipad, camera and other portable devices. but all this products have universal charger meaning that we do not need any converter to use them. their chargers support 110-240 V, so why i buy this item?
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3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars JUNK. Pure junk.August 9, 2010
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Item failed immediately (melted) after plugging in a 35-watt device with the switch in the 50-watt position. No, I didn't have it on the 50-watt setting and plug in an 1800-watt hair dryer (I had read other reviews and assumed that's what those people did, so I bought it anyway). We only needed to plug one item into this unit, and it was a 35-watt hair straightener (had the electrical specs right on the appliance housing). Bottom line - as many others have said, avoid this product, it truly does melt when used properly and leaves you stranded in a foreign country with no ability to convert voltage (not to mention that if it gets hot enough to melt, isn't it possible it could start a fire if left unattended?). By the way, Amazon did graciously provide a return authorization and refund for this item.
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7 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars shipping charge too highJuly 7, 2009
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The shipping charge is too high. Other similar products only have $4 or $5 charge.
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