TESSAN Universal Power Adapter With USB Outlets

Good variety but a bit chunky for travelling

Se siente y ve de buena calidad, robusto y muy practico con tantos adaptadores , lo use en Inglaterra y Francia sin ningún problema

Tessan may not be a brand you’ve heard of but I can assure you this product is well-made and works perfectly. Years ago, I purchased a lower-quality plug adapter which worked, but felt cheap and had a rubberized coating that is now weirdly sticky. The build quality of the Tessan is superior and the prongs for Europe (in this case Italy) protrude farther, making a better connection. See my photos for three different applications — all in Italy. The photos show a hotel room, train armrest, and Delta Airlines flight (Premium Select on a Boeing 767-400ER 764 Layout 2 as shown on SeatGuru). I realize that the adapter wasn’t necessary on the plane & train due to the plane’s universal receptacle, but I wanted you to see the photo anyway to illustrate what it would look like if needed.
It’s important to note that when you move the slider that corresponds to the country you’re adapting to, you have to:
1. push the slider knob in
2. then slide it across to make the prongs extend
3. then keep pressing until it moves to the very end of the slot
4. then slide it even a little more until you feel the spring-loaded knob lock into place and “snap out” a little
If you don’t lock the knob, the adapter’s prongs will retract back into the body when you try to plug it into the wall and you’ll think it’s a piece of junk. I promise you it’s not junk if you use it correctly.
It has universal international receptacles to accept all plug types from your home country. It also has four USB-A ports on the bottom for charging phones, tablets, etc. It’s great because you don’t need to rely on the little while cube for your iPhone (or whatever Samsungs come with). Just plug the USB cable right into this adapter.
IMPORTANT: Keep in mind THIS IS NOT A VOLTAGE CONVERTER. It only *adapts* the shape of the plug’s prongs for devices that can run on 100 – 240 volts — such as most laptop chargers, phone/tablet chargers, etc. Don’t try to plug a U.S. hair dryer into this adapter in Europe (or anywhere with 220-240 volts). You’ll destroy the device and possibly cause a fire. For that application, you’d need a voltage converter.

I do love that it is an all in one adapter and that I can use it for a regular US plug and various USB devices. I didn’t like how bulky it is because of the all in one features. It works well and having the additional USB plugs is wonderful. There were a couple of sockets where it didn’t fit snug, because of the way the socket was designed, and was worried it would not work well being so loose, but it ended up being fine. I am just not a fan of the bulk for some reason though the usefulness is there.

This product worked great for travel to Austria and Germany. It has multiple USB ports for charging phones and could also accept a grounded 3-prong plug from the US style — something that is hard to tell from pictures of these types of products, and they don’t all have that ability, or spell it out in the product descriptions. The only thing I wish is I had two of them, but between this and the non-3 prong that I got from another company, my traveling companion and I were able to make the situation work.

It’s a little tricky getting NEMA style plugs (IE, standard 110v AUS/USA plugs) into the ports. You have to gently wiggle the plug up & down a bit to get it in, but it absolutely works afterwards. I suspect the ports will “loosen up” with time.

There’s also a slightly odd design decision in that the USB A & C ports are on the bottom of the connector when using UK outlets. Not too terrible unless the outlet you’re plugging into is near the floor or say, in a hotel where a desk or table is directly below the connector. In that situation barring unusual USB cable design you won’t be able to use them. This occurred to us once but it was a very minor issue. I just used the USB ports off my laptop to keep my phone charged, and the laptop off the Tessan.

Otherwise, the compact design was excellent and you really only need one outlet when traveling. That goes to your laptop, with tablets & phones using the USB ports for charging. Completely replaced my old bulky adapter and a great improvement for efficient holidays.