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How to use plugs from Philippines in Namibia

Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from Philippines to Namibia 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

  Philippines Namibia  
Voltage: 220V. 220V. icons/teeth.gif  
Plugs Type: A, B, C. D, M. icons/exclamation2.gif  
Hertz: 60Hz. 50Hz. 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 Philippines the following plugs are used: (includes Manila, Cebu, El Nido, Puerto Galera, Puerto Princesa, Iloilo, Coron.)

Philippines' Plug Type A Philippines' Plug Type B Philippines' Plug Type C
Plug Type A Plug Type B Plug Type C
Philippines' Outlet Type A Philippines' Outlet Type B Philippines' Outlet Type C
Outlet Type A Outlet Type B Outlet Type C

... and in Namibia you will use: (includes Windhoek, Swakopmund, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Tsumeb, Rundu, Grootfontein.)

Namibia' Plug Type D Namibia' Plug Type M
Plug Type D Plug Type M
Namibia' Outlet Type D Namibia' Outlet Type M
Outlet Type D Outlet Type M

Voltage

Exact voltage

Perfect! This is very good! You will not need any sort of voltage adapter (they are always big, heavy and they can't handle too much energy. i.e. might have problems with hairdryers). You can plug your devices to the electric network grid in Namibia without requiring a voltage adapter.

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

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

This adapter is extremely generic without loose terminal and finger protection, it does have earth pass-though which is a good thing; but it will not have a good grip because it support so many different plug types in only three generic slots; we don't recommend this adapter unless no better alternative can be found. i.e. a more expensive one.

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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