Travelling abroad? Make sure you are ready for their power sockets

When travelling abroad on a business or vocation, you make sure you have a checklist of all that you need to carry with you. These would include basic clothing to toiletries and definitely all your necessary electronics. Nevertheless, before you finally head into the new country, are you sure if your gadget’s charger will adapt to the power socket available in your hotel room?

Most new travelers are unaware about these small factors and end up with no converters or adapters to charge their smartphone, tablet or laptop. You finally end up buying one of the expensive universal socket converters from the hotel at exorbitant prices. While most new hotels would have a universal socket already in place to accommodate travelers from across the world, you can’t be sure on the same. So why not buy one before you plan your journey?

Before you head out to opt for that converter, we also suggest you check out the type of plug requirements for the socket in the new country that you are visiting. Below is a list of all the types of power sockets and which countries will they feature in.

Type A: 2 pins, no ground, 15A, 100 – 127V.

Type B: 3 pins, ground available, 15A, 100 – 127V.

Type C: 2 pins, no ground, 2.5A, 220 – 240V.

Type D: 3 pins, ground available, 5A, 220 – 240V.

Type E: 2 pins, ground available, 16A, 220 – 240V.

Type F: 2 pins, ground available, 16A, 220 – 240V.

Type G: 3 pins, ground available, 13A, 220 – 240V.

Type H: 3 pins, ground available, 16A, 220 – 240V.

Type I: 2 / 3 pins, no ground / ground available, 10A, 220 – 240V.

Type J: 3 pins, ground available, 10A, 220 – 240V.

Type K: 3 pins, ground available, 16A, 220 – 240V.

Type L: 3 pins, ground available, 10A / 16A, 220 – 240V.

Type M: 3 pins, ground available, 15A, 220 – 240V.

Type N: 3 pins, ground available, 10A / 20A, 220 – 240V.

Type O: 3 pins, ground available, 16A, 220 – 240V.

Each socket can usually support only the exact plug type. However, there are a few sockets that can support multiple plug types. Below is a list of all the countries, and the countries and the plug types they can support.

Since you are definitely going to travel with more than one gadget, you would be required to carry more than one converter. However, we would advise you to carry a universal power strip so that you can use more than one appliance at the same time.

Images credit: WorldStandards