Type B Travel Adapter (NEMA 5-15 / US & Canada Grounded Plug)
Type B plugs (formally designated NEMA 5-15 and commonly called the grounded US or Canada plug) have two flat parallel pins and a round grounding pin. This grounded plug design is encountered worldwide.
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Electrical standard: typically 100–127 V / 50–60 Hz.
Adapters do not convert voltage.
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Popular Type B Destinations
United States · Canada · Mexico · Japan
Countries and Territories Where Type B Is Encountered
- North America
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- Central America
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Caribbean
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- South America
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Venezuela
- East Asia
- Japan
- Taiwan
- Southeast Asia
- Philippines
- Oceania
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Wake Island
- Africa
- Liberia
Countries and territories are listed because Type B is encountered in at least some installations. Presence may be partial, legacy, commercial, hotel-only, or situational. Type B provides grounding.