Hi everyone.

I asked this question of several smart people I thought should know, but,
for all their talk, they never answered the question.

Is this box wrong or am I misunderstanding something?

My daughter bought this converter up to run her hair dryer in Israel.
I looked at it and felt it was not going to work for a high wattage
appliance like a hair dryer which I figure is at LEAST 1000 watts.

The package says "powers small appliances rated 500-1600 watts". It ALSO
says "maximum AC power 50 w". This seems contradictory to me.

It ALSO has examples and pictures of low wattage appliances such as razors
and mp3 players which made me suspicious.

I know they use 220V over there but I still don't understand why this box
seems to be contradicting itself.

I called the company and they said NOT to use it for hairdryers.

So what does "powers small appliances rated 500-1600 watts" mean?

Here is a photo of the front of the box.
http://mysite.verizon.net/bjkass123/jen50.jpg

Is the box wrong or does "Maximum AC power 50 w" mean something other than
"don't use with appliances that use more than 50 watts"?

Thanks for explaining this to me!

Joy