Those of us who travel internationally have to worry about having the right
plug adapters for where we are going, without lugging around large varieties of
such adapters to cover all possible combinations.
For several years, I've mostly been using the "Wonpro" adapters, which are
sometimes available in Radio Shack, but usually in limited quantities and
selection. I believe these are made in Taiwan, and in my experience are of
very high quality and durability.
(Note I am not referring to voltage adapters... I rarely need these, since
almost all laptop supplies, cell phone chargers, and digital camera chargers
are multi-voltage, usually 100-240v.)
I've just found a website that sells these adapters direct, with a complete
selection, along with outlet strips, cords, etc., for almost any country you
could think of. It is www.europlugs.com
The "WA" series of adapters have a very clever universal input (female side)
design, with the male side type-specific.
The ones I use most are:
WA-5 (universal female side), U.S. (grounded) male side.
WA-7 (universal female side), U.K. (grounded) male side.
WA-9 (universal female side), Western Europe "Schuko" (grounded) male side
(also compatible with non grounded receptacles)
There is also the WA-6, which has a 2-pin U.S. male side, but I don't know why
you would want to use this and risk killing yourself, since most devices you'd
be plugging into it are transformer-less. It's no different from using a "3
for 2" adapter, which IMHO should be banned from sale anyway.
73, Rich K2WR
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