To determine the right voltage converter for your appliance, first find out the voltage (110 or 220 Volt AC) and wattage rating (watts or amps) information on the back or bottom of the appliance or from instruction book of an appliance. If no watts are shown and only amps are shown, multiply the volts (input AC) by the amps to find the watts.
For example,

Volts(AC input) x Amps(amperage) = Watts (Wattage)
110V x 0.5A = 55W

Note: voltage converters or transformers do not change cycles (50Hz or 60Hz)

Voltage converters/transformers are used to convert electricity. North America and some other countries operate on 110V/120V AC 60Hz, while most of other countries operate on 220/240 volts AC 50Hz. Voltage transformers convert the power into different voltage, so your equipement can be powered at different countries without being demaged.

Step-up/Down transformers are used to convert electricity from 220V/240V AC to 110/120 V AC (step down) or 110V/120V AC to 220V/240V AC (Step-up). These type of transformers are grounded and with build-in fuses, which provides safety against electrical shock and demage.

You need to check how many Watts your applience operates on (You can find this information on a label on the bottom or back of your equipement, or in the manual). If you can't find this information, you can try to find information on amperage (AMPS) of your appliance and multiply it by input voltage (110V or 220V) to arrive at the total wattage.
Volts x Amps = Watts (i.e 110V x 0.5 AMPS = 55W). Please make sure not to run any applience with higher wattage then woltage transformer's wattage. This might demage both: your applience and the transformer! Heavy duty transformers/converters can be used continously at 17%-80% of their wattage capacity.

Yes, as long as you get one of our voltage transformers/converters. Consider buying a higher wattage transformer then the wattage rating of your applience. Please, refear to the question above to figure out what type of a converter do you need. Please remember that transformers don't convert cycles! Some cycle sensitive appliences (like microwaves, stereo turn tables and analog clocks may not operat properly. However, most modern electronic equipement is not affected by difference in cycles (computers, printers, mini systems).

Yes, as long as total wattage of all your appliences does not exceed the wattage capacity of your transformer/converter. Try to set up your transformer to run at 80% of its wattage to avoid demaging your appliences by power flunctuations.

Most of the countries use alternating currents (AC). DC stands for direct currents. All appliences and voltage transformers run only on AC electricity.

There is no worldwide standards for the plug configuration. Plugs, plug shapes, electric outlets differ from country to country. For that reason you need to get a plug adapter, in order to plug your aplliance into foreign electric outlet. You still need a voltage converter, otherwise you might demage your applience or cause fire!

To connext a televison to a converter you must choose a converter more powerful than your TV set, since it creates a surge when it is turned on. We recommend the VC-800 for any TV or Monitor.

No you cannot connect and American 220 Volt dryer to a transformer. VOltage transformers are made to convert single phase 110 or 220 volt. American 220 volt consists of 2 phase of 110 volt and European 220 volt consists of 1 phase of 220 volt.

A voltage regulator functions as a voltage converter as well as a voltage stabilizer. A voltage stabilizer will stabilize the electricity to a fixed current.
This unit is usually used in countries where the voltage currency is not stable.
The voltage regulator will stabilize a voltage fluctuation between
75v-130v to 110v (+- 4%).
The voltage regulator will stabilize a voltage fluctuation between
180v-260v to 220v (+- 4%)

VC model transformers come with a European-to-American plug adapter. You can find additional types of plug adapters on our site.

To connect your plug into the voltage converter you will need to buy the appropriate plug adapter. Then connect your plug to the adapter and connect the adapter to the converters output voltage.

All voltage converters only convert the voltage and not the cycle, however most appliances and electronics will function properly with them. North American 110-120 volt electricity is generated at 60 Hz. (Cycles) Alternating Current. Most foreign 220-240 volt electricity is generated at 50 Hz. (Cycles) Alternating Current. This difference in cycles may cause the motor in your 60 Hz. North American appliance to operate slightly slower when used on 50 Hz. foreign electricity. This cycle difference will also cause analog clocks and timing circuits that use Alternating Current as a timing base to keep incorrect time. Most modern electronic equipment including battery chargers, computers, printers, stereos, tape and CD players, VCR/DVD players, etc. will not be affected by the difference in cycles.

On the back of your appliance, you should be able to find a label describing its specifications including its Wattage (W) or the Amperage (A) of the appliance.

Example: If your appliance consumes 80 watts then you need a VC-100 transformer (100 watts capacity) or higher.

If you want to operate 2 appliances on one transformer. One of them consumes 300 watts and the other 130 watts then you would need a VC-500 (500 watts capacity) or higher.

If the label does not specify the wattage, but you know the Amperage (A), you can calculate it using the following formula:
Amps (A) x voltage (V) = Watts

Example: 3 Amps x 220 volt = 660 watts
3 Amps x 110 volt = 330 watts

All voltage converters only convert the voltage and not the cycle, however most appliances and electronics will function properly with them.

The Servo type voltage regulators, stabilizes the voltage by adjusting the transformer to the desired output voltage. This ensures the highest precision in voltage stabilization. The relay type is all done electronically, therefore less precision.