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How to use plugs from Western Samoa in Papua New Guinea

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

  Western Samoa Papua New Guinea  
Voltage: 230V. 240V. 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 Western Samoa the following plugs are used: (includes Apia.)

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

... and in Papua New Guinea you will use: (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

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 Western Samoa in Papua New Guinea 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 Western Samoa are also used in Papua New Guinea. 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 Western Samoa in outlets type I from Papua New Guinea back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from Western Samoa in outlets type I from Papua New Guinea
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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