Travel Fan with Adapter

			..if you need to convert one country's voltage to match the voltage of another country and if you are dealing with simple electric device, such as a simple heating device or one with a mechanical motor, and are using it for a relatively short duration
Examples: American 3-prong Laptop Charger (with dual voltage brick on charger) to Italian 3-prong plug			Examples: Radios, shavers, battery re-chargers, computers, fax machines, televisions, fluorescent lamps			Examples: Hair dryers, irons, incandescent lamps, small fans

Converters should be used only with "electric" appliances. Electric appliances are simple heating devices or ones that have mechanical motors. Some examples are hair dryers, steam irons, toasters, mixers, blenders, incandescent lamps, heating pads, electric blankets, and small fans. Converters should not be used for more than three hours at a time.

Transformers are used with "electronic" appliances. Electronic appliances have a chip or circuit. Some examples are radios, CD players, shavers, battery rechargers, computers, computer printers, fax machines, televisions, answering machines, DVD Players, radios/stereos, and fluorescent lamps. Transformers can also be used with electric appliances, as well, and they may be operated continually for many days. (The advantage of converters is that they are lighter and less expensive.)

Plug Adapters are different from converters and transformers in that they do not convert electricity. They simply allow a dual-voltage appliance, a transformer, or a converter from one country to be plugged into the wall outlet of another country. The plug of an American appliance will not fit into outlets in most foreign countries without an adapter. To see what type of adapter is needed for your destination, please click here to view our Worldwide Electricity Guide.

So, What Should I Take?

Follow these steps to figure out what electronic accessories you'll need to take on your trip.

1) First, use our Worldwide Electricity Guide to determine if the voltage used in your destination is the same as that used in your household. If it is not, you will need a converter or transformer.

2) Second, ask yourself if what you are taking is electric (such as a shaver, an iron, or a portable hair dryer) and requires a converter, or electronic (such as an electric toothbrush, CD, radio or cassette player, camcorder battery recharger, or laptop computer) and requires a transformer.