Travel voltage converter kits for tourists

A travel voltage converter is among one of the most important items you must not forget to carry along when travelling abroad. This gadget will help you use your shaver, travelling iron, electric toothbrush, phone charger, laptop, and other personal items while in other countries.
The reason for carrying the travel voltage converter is that the voltage supply in America is rated at 110 volts whilst in many other parts of the world it is 220 volts. An American would need a travel voltage converter to step down the voltage in the new country to 110 volts so that he/she can use his/her electronic items. Likewise, a step up travel voltage converter is required in the USA to bring the 110 volts supply to 220 volts for use in electronics rated at 220 volts.
There are very many types of travel voltage converter kits in the market and therefore you need to know the wattage requirements of your electronic device and also the voltage supply of the country you are travelling to before purchasing one.

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Exploring voltage converter kits

A voltage converter is an electrical device which transforms the value of a particular voltage to some higher or low voltage level e.g. 110 volts to 220 volts and or vice versa. A voltage converter is thus very useful in powering electrical gadgets which do not have the same voltage rating as the electricity supply in another area or country.
Since the advent of this transformation technology several voltage converter types have been developed. The common types we have are the travel type, heavy duty type and voltage converter with regulator.
The travel voltage converter is normally used to power small devices like the shavers, electric toothbrushes and phone chargers. They are not for continuous use like their counterparts the heavy duty voltage converters. These heavy duty ones are more appropriate for heat generating devices while the voltage converters with regulator are very useful for countries with fluctuating current values.

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