Any thoughts? I looked on Amazon and none of the one under $40 had very good reviews.:confused:

I try to avoid converters. Many will describe poor experiences with them including sparks.. Generally your digital accessories (computer, phone, camera, etc) will all work on 50/60Hz and 110/220 VAC.

In this case all that's needed is an adapter to make the US (or wherever you are from) plug physically fit into the foreign socket without changing the voltage. The ones I'm using now I got at Target for about $8.

If you need to dry your hair consider that many hotels have hair dryers already in the room. Or consider buying a hair dryer locally in whatever country you might be in. A 50Hz 220VAC unit should work in many countries with just the adapter plug.

I try to avoid converters. Many will describe poor experiences with them including sparks.. Generally your digital accessories (computer, phone, camera, etc) will all work on 50/60Hz and 110/220 VAC.

Ditto on that. Where are you traveling, and what do you need to power? You can look at your electronic gear and it will be clearly labeled as to whether or not it will accept a range of power sources. We've traveled quite a bit and bought a few cheapo adapters online, they were $2-$3 each and never fail us.

I am taking the following that need a charge: electric shaver, camera, laptop, Ipod, cellphone. I will check on the ability of any/all of these to accept 220v.

I am taking the following that need a charge: electric shaver, camera, laptop, Ipod, cellphone. I will check on the ability of any/all of these to accept 220v.

All of these items except the shaver operate from DC. Thus you have an AC-DC adapter that plugs into the wall to generate the DC. Many/most of these adapters don't care about the AC frequency and voltage.

The shaver (and hair dryers) generally operate directly from the AC. They use the AC in the motor of the device and they are sensitive to the frequency and voltage of the AC mains.

Having said all that, many hotels offer shaver outlets in the bathroom for just this purpose. Assuming you have hotels booked just call or email and ask if they have shaver outlets in the rooms. (Or you could just pack a disposable razor - no power worries and lighter as well)

shame youre not in the uk, superdrug do some great deals on adaptors

I am taking the following that need a charge: electric shaver, camera, laptop, Ipod, cellphone.

Typically all those devices come with switching power supplies which can handle 110-240V 50-60Hz, but please check the markings.

Assuming you're from the US - if the "wall wart" seems heavy it's probably uses a conventional (not switching) transformer and will smoke if plugged into a 240V outlet.

When I travel internationally I carry a Monster "Power to Go" standard US power strip and one adapter for whichever country I'm visiting. That way you don't have to have an adapter for each device. Plug the one adapter into the wall, the power strip into the adapter and voila 4 normal outlets albeit at 240V. Most hotels don't have enough sockets anyway. Note that you can't use just any old power strip since some have surge supression MOVs which don't like the higher voltage.

All of these items except the shaver operate from DC. Thus you have an AC-DC adapter that plugs into the wall to generate the DC. Many/most of these adapters don't care about the AC frequency and voltage.

The shaver (and hair dryers) generally operate directly from the AC. They use the AC in the motor of the device and they are sensitive to the frequency and voltage of the AC mains.

Having said all that, many hotels offer shaver outlets in the bathroom for just this purpose. Assuming you have hotels booked just call or email and ask if they have shaver outlets in the rooms. (Or you could just pack a disposable razor - no power worries and lighter as well)
Thanks. I have a travel plug, AC prongs that has a DC opening. I use it to take advantage of my phone car charging cord in a hotel. Could I use that along with a DC to AC invervter? And then plug in the AC device to the inverter?