Skross

Skross - Travel Adapters for the Whole World

Skross is a Swiss brand owned by WorldConnect AG, and the company has been in existence since 2002.

Skross is known for developing, designing, and producing travel adapters for the whole world, including universal adapters that can be used in multiple countries and country-specific travel adapters.

Skross has been a market leader in the development of travel adapters for many years and is known for delivering innovative products to travelers all over the world.

Today, Skross produces and develops travel adapters for more than 150 countries, and all products comply with the international safety standards from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission).

In addition to travel adapters, Skross also produces a wide range of USB chargers, which are charging sockets that fit into various countries' power outlets, depending on the model.

Skross is known for their high quality and compact design, offering a wide range of options when you need to find a travel adapter.

In particular, Skross universal travel adapters are known for their innovative approach to flexibility, and with one of these models in your bag, you can easily adjust the device to fit the sockets in the country you are in by tweaking the prongs to fit the outlet.

This is really smart if, for example, you often travel to different countries, are backpacking around Europe, or if you're going outside the EU on vacation, because you don’t need to carry multiple different travel adapters but just this one.

5 Things You Need to Know About Travel Adapters from Skross

When choosing a travel adapter from Skross, it can be challenging to figure out what to look for, as there are so many models to choose from.

Here you will find some information about what you can look for when searching for a travel adapter from Skross.

#1 - Universal or Country-Specific Travel Adapter from Skross

Skross develops, designs, and produces both universal and country-specific travel adapters for the whole world, which means you can find travel adapters that fit the power outlets of a single country and adapters that fit several different countries' power outlets.

Whether you choose one model over the other largely depends on where you are traveling to and how often you travel.

If you often travel to the same country and seldom visit other countries on your vacations, then a country-specific travel adapter from Skross may be the perfect solution for you.

However, if you frequently travel to many different countries, you may be familiar with how much space travel adapters can take up in your luggage, and this is where a universal and adjustable travel adapter can be the right choice.

The advantage of universal travel adapters from Skross is that many of the models can be adjusted to fit the exact country you are in, as you have the option to adjust the prongs that go into the socket to fit the plug type.

When you then travel on to the next country, you simply adjust the universal travel adapter to fit those sockets.

This way, you can be almost sure that you will always be able to charge your Danish electronics, no matter where in the world you are.

#2 - Plug Types in Skross Travel Adapters

There are many different plug types around the world, and there is a Skross travel adapter for more than 150 different countries.

You should be aware that when you buy a travel adapter, whether it is a universal or a country-specific one, it must of course fit the type of plug used in the country or countries you are going to visit.

Here we have compiled some examples of plug types in various countries around the world:

#3 - Voltage in Skross Travel Adapters

When you purchase travel adapters from Skross, you should be aware that these adapters, like many other travel adapters, do not convert the voltage supplied by the wall outlet in the respective country.

Travel adapters only convert the plug from one type to another, and thus do not affect the voltage that your device can receive, meaning that if the voltage is at 230V in a given socket, then that is also the voltage delivered to your device through the travel adapter.

Therefore, it is important that you familiarize yourself with the voltage supplied in the countries you are in, as well as the frequency at which this voltage is supplied, and choose a travel adapter from Skross that can handle this voltage.

For example, the voltage in the socket is significantly lower in the USA than in Europe, where the voltage in the USA is at 120V with a frequency of 60 Hz, while the EU has a voltage of 230V at 50 Hz.

Therefore, if you travel in the USA, you may need a voltage converter to increase the voltage after the adapter.

#4 - Skross Travel Adapter with or without Ground

Skross travel adapters are available both with and without grounding, and if you choose a universal travel adapter, you can often adjust the prongs depending on whether you need grounding or not.

It is rare for a charger for example for a mobile phone to require grounding, but in some countries the socket requires a pin for grounding in order to provide voltage to the plug at all.

Therefore, it can be both the unique sockets of the country or your device that determines whether you need a travel adapter with grounding.

You should be aware that the grounding in a travel adapter is often delivered in a Schuko type plug, which means that the part of the travel adapter where your device connects is of the Schuko type, and here the grounding is provided through metal conductors placed at the outer edge of the plug, thus requiring that the plug from the device has a suitable grounding.

#5 - USB Chargers from Skross

If you only need to connect electrical devices via USB plugs, you can instead of a travel adapter use a USB charger from Skross.

These have one or more USB ports where you can charge your devices, such as smartphones, tablets or others, directly in the USB charger.

Therefore, there is not a regular power outlet, but only USB sockets, but you can find USB chargers from Skross with both USB-A and USB-C sockets, or models that allow for both.

The advantage of these USB chargers is that you will often be able to charge multiple devices at once, in the same charger.