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How to use plugs from Canary Islands in American Samoa

Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from Canary Islands to American Samoa in this page. If you want a report for other countries, re-start the wizard to find to electric adapters for your trip here.

Quick Chart at-a-glance

  Canary Islands American Samoa  
Voltage: 220V. 120V. icons/exclamation2.gif  
Plugs Type: C, E, L. A, B, F, I. icons/exclamation2.gif  
Hertz: 50Hz. 60Hz. icons/note.gif  

If you are electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not the case, you can continue reading and discover what the chart is saying!

Plugs and Sockets at each country

In Canary Islands the following plugs are used: (includes Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Palmas, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, Granada, San Sebastián.)

Canary Islands' Plug Type C Canary Islands' Plug Type E Canary Islands' Plug Type L
Plug Type C Plug Type E Plug Type L
Canary Islands' Outlet Type C Canary Islands' Outlet Type E Canary Islands' Outlet Type L
Outlet Type C Outlet Type E Outlet Type L

... and in American Samoa you will use: (includes Pago Pago.)

American Samoa' Plug Type A American Samoa' Plug Type B American Samoa' Plug Type F American Samoa' Plug Type I
Plug Type A Plug Type B Plug Type F Plug Type I
American Samoa' Outlet Type A American Samoa' Outlet Type B American Samoa' Outlet Type F American Samoa' Outlet Type I
Outlet Type A Outlet Type B Outlet Type F Outlet Type I

Voltage

Take care: American Samoa uses lower voltage than Canary Islands

Your electric devices from Canary Islands will be expecting 220 Volts, but American Samoa grid is of 120 Volts, this is a substantial difference that requires you to take some extra steps in preparation to your trip:

On the positive side, nowadays many devices will switch automatically to the network voltage and they will work just fine, i.e. mobile phone chargers are typically multi-voltage (but please, do actually check your own). It is important that you pay attention to your device's voltage. Connecting electronics to the wrong voltage, in the luckiest of the cases, the device will break or stop working temporarily; but please don't take this lightly, in the worst of the cases electrocution and fire hazards are a real possibility.

An automatic power supply suitable from 100 Volts to 240 Volts. An automatic power supply suitable from 100 Volts to 240 Volts.

High-power devices don't usually handle different voltages due to the high-currents involved i.e. anything that its main purpose involves generating heat (or cold) like hair driers, baby bottle warmers, kettles, etc. On the contrary, modern low-power devices are likely to auto-detect and auto-adapt to different voltages i.e. usb chargers, laptop chargers, etc.

A hair-dryer showing its consumption of 2000 Watts at 220 Volts A hair-dryer can consume up to 2000 Watts, like the one in the picture above, due to the high power they usually work in one voltage system; this one is suitable for 220-240 Volts systems.

You will need a step down voltage converter a device that can be plugged to 120 volts and it provides an outlet with 220 volts for your Canary Islands' device. You will need to pay attention to the maximum power output of the converter and the maximum power consumption of the device.

Plugs Type

Different plug systems

Different plug systems

Sorry, none of the plugs used in both countries are common. You will definitelly need plug adapters, please continue reading for more information.

Adapters

Lists of adapters you can use in your travel:

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Canary Islands in outlets type B from American Samoa back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Canary Islands in outlets type B from American Samoa
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N into outlets type: B.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Canary Islands in outlets type E, F from American Samoa back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Canary Islands in outlets type E, F from American Samoa
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N into outlets type: E, F.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Canary Islands in outlets type I from American Samoa back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Canary Islands in outlets type I from American Samoa
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N into outlets type: I.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M from Canary Islands in outlets type I from American Samoa back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M from Canary Islands in outlets type I from American Samoa
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M into outlets type: I.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type C, D, E, F, G, M from Canary Islands in outlets type A, B from American Samoa back view of generic adapter to use plugs type C, D, E, F, G, M from Canary Islands in outlets type A, B from American Samoa
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: C, D, E, F, G, M into outlets type: A, B.

This adapter is probably illegal in some countries, we put it here for educational purposes; it does not have earth connection but it allows earthed plugs to be connected to it. It has no finger-terminal protection. Try to go for a more expensive and safer alternative.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type C, E, F from Canary Islands in outlets type A, B from American Samoa back view of generic adapter to use plugs type C, E, F from Canary Islands in outlets type A, B from American Samoa
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: C, E, F into outlets type: A, B.

Simple, small and cheap. You can buy half a dozen of them for almost no money and they will not occupy space in your travel bag. its drawback, it does not have earth-connection but it might not be required for some devices.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type E from Canary Islands in outlets type B from American Samoa back view of generic adapter to use plugs type E from Canary Islands in outlets type B from American Samoa
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: E into outlets type: B.

Solid and safe plug with all the required protections, it does one job right. The only comment is that the rounded terminals are usually used with 220v but flat ones tend to be 110v, So please double check your device can handle the voltage difference.

Adapters you can buy

You can buy the following multi-purpose adapters from Amazon. Please also take a look at the recommended gadgets for your trip.

Hertz

No equal Hertz

This is not a big issue. Unless you are using an electric alarm clock or some motors when speed is an issue. Explanation: Some alarm clocks uses the frequency of electricity network to measure time. So, time shifts could be experimented. Almost every home electronic device works perfectly with different Hertz.

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