Originally Posted by
eng3
I am interested in the #3 Kikkerland / Road Warrior GoCon adapter.
However, from the pictures, it looks like it does not really have an way to support the British style plugs. It looks like they are just shoving the round Europlug style pins into the british style outlet.
If I recall, the British plug was specifically designed to avoid insertion of a Europlug 2pin and this adapter just seems to be circumventing it.
I think the main reason is the lower current rating of the europlug. This isnt really a concern for me since I'm using a converter and I'm not using anything that draws much current, however, I don't know if a British plug will really mate very well with a europlug pin.
I'd appreciate hearing any experiences people have had.
I'm currently in Singapore, which uses the UK style plug, and typing this comment on a laptop which is plugged into the Kikkerland and into the wall.
All I can tell you is that it works, I have two of them, they ride around with me because they are ridiculously flat and light and take up no space, and they work better than a few of my huge, bulky "dedicated" adapters I have floating around at home.
As you were. (Edited to add - I don't actually have the Kikkerland, I have the dx.com version, which is the same thing with different colours.)