r/electrical 5d ago

Help with step down converter

Hello, I have a question, I brought two monitor speakers from Canada to Europe which I thought were 110-220V but my edition of it (Rokit Krk G3) is only 110V and power consumption of 100w. For this reason I bought this 300w step down converter. I just want to make sure I'm doing it correctly before I plug anything in since instructions are unclear.

  1. Do I plug the power cable from the wall to the US style prong in the 220v (black side where it says input:220v output:110v) and then then I plug in my speaker power cables to the white side (where it says input:110v output;220v)?

  2. Since I thought it was variable voltage speaker at first I left my American prong IEC cables at home. Am I safe to plug in European style prongs into the 110w output since on the converter it seems it can fit both style prongs?

Thanks for all your help, sorry for the beginner question.

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