180W(Max 200W)/15A AC to DC Converter, 100~240V to 12V Car
180W(Max 200W)/15A AC to DC Converter, 100~240V to 12V Car Charger Power Supply Adapter with Fast Cooling Fan, 2.65M Car Cigarette Lighter Socket adapter for Inflator, and Other Car Devices
After reading the scary reviews on this type of products, I was hesitant. They all seem to have faults, some overheat, some even melt, not to mention the risk of electrocution or damage to the load…
I’ve gone for this one and don’t regret it. I’ve connected it to power an ice box rated at 48 W (i.e. drawing 4A). The room temperature was 19C.
After 1 hour, the surface heat was 30C.
After 4+ hours, the surface heat was stable at 36C, which I consider very reasonable.
The cables and connectors didn’t show sign of heating either.
There was no noticeable hissing or buzzing noise coming from the adapter. At least for that type of load (roughly a third of max capacity), the unit seems well dimensioned.
The led on the adapter lit as designed with no erratic blinking or sign of fault. The external material and assembling appear well-made.
I don’t have equipment that require higher Wattage, so it would be worth also testing on a 10 or 12 A load. But I think the large adapter box helps with managing the temperature stable.
Easy to use, just plug into mains and then plug in your 12v device. Quite compact and black, so great to throw in garage never to be found again?!
Some reviews on here talk about electrical ratings and safety, which is a concern but I have no knowledge in this area so have not factored into my score. But do be aware just in case.
I got this to run a small heat plate that needs 12v/10Amps ideally, which was what this was advertised as. That’s also what it says on the box. However the sticker on the actual unit shows its actually capable of a higher Amperage, kicking out up to 15Amps, so it’s better than expected. As a side note, if you’re not sure what rating power supply to buy: the voltage should always match the item you’re powering, but the Amps it can supply should be at a minimum what the item requires. E.g a small fridge stating 12v 2Amp can be powered with a power supply that’s 12v and 2 or more Amps.
I checked with a multimeter and it produces a steady 12.45v, so pretty much spot on what I would expect. The heat plate it was powering came up to temperature rapidly so this is more than capable as a power supply. There’s a small green led (not too bright and distracting which is good) that shows when the mains is connected. Overall, very pleased, and the price seems pretty much average for this kind of power supply. The mains lead is a standard three pin “kettle lead” which is always nice to see, instead of hard wired of something proprietary.
The previous adaptor died a death with the wires becoming exposed.
Rather than electrocuting myself a new adaptor was called for.
This adapter works just as well as the old one, as you can hear the coolbox is happily running.
The green light on the convertor indicates it is plugged in and the red light belongs to the coolbox.
Very happy with it, so far it’s run for a few hours with no bother don’t see any reason why this won’t continue to be the case.
I have an inverter to run normal mains items in the car and now I havce this to run incar items off normal mains.
Works well doing what it was designed to do. There arent many devices that you would generally store inside your home that were designed to be run off a car 12V socket. But I have a car tyre inflator that I keep in the house to pump up the tyres in an emerency in case I suddenly wake up to find th etyres are down. I find that device to be really useful to pump up inflatable beds and paddling pools etc. SO this convertor come in handy for that.
For that purpose it works really well and just gets on with its job no fuss. I havent run it for excessively long durations but in its short term useage Ive not experienced any issues with being able to supply powe
Having obtained an invertor to use mains powered items in the car, also useful to have an adapter to run 12v items within the home.
I had originally intended to use it with my RING tyre inflator, however when trying it, the inflator powers on and the display lights up no problem, however the actual compressor won’t run, just stuttering. Looking at the rating plate for the inflator, it says max 180w, whilst this adapter is max 120w, so would think that is the issue.
It will therefore get used to pre-cool our car fridge box, prior to putting into the car and also to bench test any 12v power items inside (adapters for sat navs, Bluetooth plug in adapters, dash cams etc) so can set up prior to putting into the car.
All appears to be well constructed, decent thickness cable and a moulded UK plug. Both leads have a Velcro fastener to keep them tidy.
Decent item, just check the wattage of the equipment you intend to use it with prior to purchase, the instructions indicate there is an 180w model, which would have suited my tyre inflator. There are also plenty of 120w inflators available, which would have suited this adapter.
This allows my to use my devices in my home now when not plugged into the car, comes with 3 pin uk fused plug and power pack with the aux charging port on the end, I cand even charge my solar power banks on a rainy day using the adapters which came with them. Great gadget.