Great Price Kensington 33117 International All-in-One Travel Plug Adapter|travel plug adapter

Monday, October 11, 2010

Great Price Kensington 33117 International All-in-One Travel Plug Adapter

List Price : $24.99

Kensington 33117 International All-in-One Travel Plug Adapter Features

Color: Black, Dimensions: 2" Height x 1.87" Width x 2.25" Depth, Input Voltage: 220V AC,
Sold as 1 each
Input Voltage: 110V AC, Input Voltage Range: 110 V AC to 220 V AC
Shipping Dimensions: 2" Height x 6" Width x 9" Depth, Standard Warranty: 1 Year

Kensington 33117 International All-in-One Travel Plug Adapter Overview

MODEL- 33117 VENDOR- KENSINGTON

FEATURES- INTERNATIONAL PLUG ADAPTER
With the Kensington Travel Adapter, theres never a need to be at a
loss for power again. This all-in-one unit provides plug adapters for
use in more than 150 countries. Simply slide out one of the built-in
plugs and plug in a laptop, cell phone, battery charger, or similar
electronic device. And its safety release button and built-in fuse
ensure safe operation for most consumer electronic devices.
* All-in-one plug provides adapters for more than 150 countries
* Easy to use with slide-out power plugs.
* Compact, self-contained unit eliminates tangle of adapters.
* Adapts power outlets for laptops, chargers and similar devices.
* Safety release button and built-in fuse ensure safe operation.
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Kensington 33117 International All-in-One Travel Plug Adapter Customer review

I understand that some people had some difficulty getting this plug adapter to work with 3-prong plugs. I did, too. However, to say that it doesn't work with 3-pronged plugs is absolutely false.

There is a hole in the back of the unit where the grounding prong goes when you plug in a North American plug into the unit. It's a very tight fit. So tight, in fact, that the back cover of the unit came off when I was trying to remove the test plug I put in there. But once the back cover came off, I noticed that it was nothing more than a hole. This plug adapter does not ground the item you plug into it. So it doesn't electrically connect to the grounding plug.

Therefore, I used my brain just a tiny bit and expanded the size of the hole for the grounding plug, first with a pocket knife, and then with a drill bit. Presto, 3-pronged happiness.

The most important things to take away from this are:

1. This unit does not ground the device you're plugging into it.
2. A little bit of brain power goes a long way.

Now, back to the plug adapter. It's not grounded, but it is fuse-protected. And the fuse is very easy to get to (on the front side is a small screw cover that opens to reveal the fuse), plus it stores a spare fuse in the back, behind that little cover that I accidentally pulled off when my 3-prong plug got stuck. It comes with one spare fuse.

Other than the issue with the grounding prong hole, the unit is very well designed. As you slide each adapter forward, small dust covers appear and close the slots for the other adapters (very well thought out). Compact, easy to use, and well designed with the exception of the grounding plug hole.

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Monday, October 11, 2010