Voltage Converter 750 Watts Step Up Step Down
Good step-up performance, but...
Bought this to use with some 220v camera gear I recently purchased from Europe. Surprisingly expensive to ship (s/h was 1/2 the price of the unit itself), but comparable units that I found that were available locally were still more expensive than this North Star product even with the price of shipping factored in.  Relatively easy to use, and works pretty well with the European gear I intended it for. Only caveat for U.S. users is that it doesn't have a U.L. label and it DOES seem to get a bit warm, considering the relatively low wattage of the equipment that it's powering. For what it's worth the packaging does tout ISO 9001 certification, but from what I know of ISO standards this doesn't really attest to how safe the specific product actually is, but to an industrial design manufacturing system process being in place and adhering to some generic guidelines. Whatever; just as long as the house doesn't burn down as a result...<br /><br />In all fairness though, for the total price it so far seems to have been a pretty good deal. As long as I continue to remember to unplug it when I'm done using it, that is. U.L. labels do afford a certain piece-of-mind, North Star (hint, hint).