Product Description

200 Watts Max Step Down Converter. Converts 220/240V Foreign Power To 110V, Ideal For Fax Machines, Laptops, Ipods, Battery Chargers And Other Portable Equipment. LED Indicator Light. Fuse Protection. Do Not Connect Multiple Items At One Time.

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Product Details

Publisher	SIMRAN
Features	200 Watts Max Step Down Converter Converts 220/240V Foreign Power To 110V Ideal For Fax Machines, Laptops, Ipods, Battery Chargers And Other Portable Equipment LED Indicator Light. Fuse Protection. Do Not Connect Multiple Items At One Time. Do Not Use With Kitchen Appliances, Hair Dryers, Curling Irons, Hair Straighteners, TV Or Power Tools.
EAN	0638194958601
Color	black
Brand	Simran
UPC	638194958601
Label	SIMRAN
Studio	SIMRAN
Title	SIMRAN 200 WATTS DELUXE STEP DOWN VOLTAGE CONVERTER MODEL SMF-200 FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL.
Model	SMF-200
Manufacturer	SIMRAN

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Customer Reviews

Please consider buying something else

Review by Michael A. Tyler, 2010-09-08

I have recently moved to europe. I bought two of these Simran converters. The first one lasted about two weeks before it went up in smoke (it was hooked to an applicance which used 130 watts)...during the time it worked it put off a ton of heat compaired to the other converters I own. The other one lasted lasted 2 days...again..smoke...not really what I was looking for. I have one from Brookstone, which is only rated up to 85 watts that handles more than this Simran converter. I see others have noted that it is a good product; I did not have that experience with the two I owned, which are now off to the dumpster.

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Reliable power.

Review by mark vavra, 2010-09-05

Converter has been used in Spain, France, SE Asia...never failed. Charged many a forgetful North American travelers laptop in airports from South Korea, China, Europe. Heavy, but worth it.

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Never Worked

Review by Peter Mccann, 2010-08-31

Bought this with plenty of time to spare for the wife's trip to France. Once she got there, it never worked. Even had a tech savvy husband in her travel group check it out, just to be sure. By the time she got it home (it's fairly bulky and heavy), it was too late to get a full refund on it, so I had to eat shipping both ways, as well as a 20% "restocking" fee. There's no way I know of to test this without special equipment, until you get it overseas. Kinda sucks to get charged for something that was defective out of the box, especially when it'd been lugged half way around the globe and back and completely failed. You'd think they might test before it leaves the factory.

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disappointed

Review by Anonymous, 2010-08-27

The Converter is very heavy it weight 2 lbs. large and bulky. So it is not easy to pack or carry.SIMRAN 200 WATTS DELUXE STEP DOWN VOLTAGE CONVERTER MODEL SMF-200 FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL.
I prefer something smaller and compact.

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Burned out with a flat iron

Review by Jackytar, 2010-08-24

There has been some discussion here about using this converter to power a flat iron. My wife has a relatively expensive Paul Mitchell model. The label is clearly marked 40 Watts (and 110V only). We took it and this converter on a trip to the Netherlands and Belgium. It worked for two or three uses then, on the next day with the flat iron, it worked for a while then quit. We let it cool down overnight and tried it in the morning but it was kaput. Would not work at all for any device. My wife really wanted her flat iron so on the outside chance that this particular converter was a lemon we purchased another converter that was rated 75 watts (the only one I could find in Brugges) and it burned out on the first try.

Turns out, the other items we brought with us were dual voltage. The battery charger that came with the digital camera, our phones, the iPad, even my wife's curling iron (yes, guys, she had a flat iron and a curling iron and I didn't dare ask why). I was surprised about the dual voltage but, I suppose, they are internationally sold products so maybe it makes sense. Anyhow, definitely check to see if you even need this. Knowing what we know now, we would have sprung for a dual voltage flat iron before leaving and not have bothered packing this brick of an item. A more expensive option but her current flat iron will wear out eventually and we would get the value out of the second one then.

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