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How to use plugs from Papua New Guinea in Western Samoa

Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from Papua New Guinea to Western 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

  Papua New Guinea Western Samoa  
Voltage: 240V. 230V. icons/teeth.gif icons/exclamation2.gif  
Plugs Type: I. I. icons/teeth.gif  
Hertz: 50Hz. 50Hz. icons/teeth.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 Papua New Guinea the following plugs are used: (includes Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Alotau, Kavieng, Kokopo, Goroka.)

Papua New Guinea' Plug Type I
Plug Type I
Papua New Guinea' Outlet Type I
Outlet Type I

... and in Western Samoa you will use: (includes Apia.)

Western Samoa' Plug Type I
Plug Type I
Western Samoa' Outlet Type I
Outlet Type I

Voltage

Similar voltage

The voltage is not exact, but the difference is usually tolerable by electrical devices. Its mostly safe to plug your electrical apparatus from Papua New Guinea in Western Samoa without a voltage adapter. If you have any concerns with a special device i.e. a medical device, you probably want to seek further professional help.

Plugs Type

Same connectors

Ideal situation, all the connectors used in Papua New Guinea are also used in Western Samoa. You will not need any adapter (but please check voltages and the other sections of this report). Congratulations!!!!

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 Papua New Guinea in outlets type I from Western 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 Papua New Guinea in outlets type I from Western 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.

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

Equal Hertz

This is the perfect situation. You will not have any clock shift issue with the same Hertz.

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