[gps-talkusers] TRAVEL HELP PLEASE

Hi all 

My wife and I are planning to visit the US next year and I would like some 
advice about electicity supply. I will be travelling with a number of devices 
that need to be charged. The problem is that all my chargers are 240 volts. The 
other day I visited our local Maplins (a bit like Radio Shack) to find out if 
they sold anything suitable for US use. I was absolutely staggered to find that 
I could by a device with fittings for a US wall socket but with USB and British 
socket outlets. It came with a warning that it did not change the output 
voltage. The only device for changing voltage was a massive transformer which 
would have used up a good proportion of my baggage allowance. 

So can any Brits let me know what they have used when travelling to the US or 
can any US citizens give any useful advice. I want to avoid the expense and 
trouble of buying separate adaptors for each device. 

Steve

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