So an adapter is good for basic, basic items such as charging your phone, camera, or computer. Let’s talk about what these will be good for. So usually they have just a different option to release their plugs. So this means that you can plug any of your plugs into multiple different plugs. This on the other hand is a multi-adapter. So you can take your plug, no matter where it’s from in the world, and plug it into a European type plug. So this is a single adapter, meaning that it can only plug in to one outlet. There are two types of adapters that you can buy. We’ll talk about a converter in just a second. So an adapter adapts the plug, a converter converts the voltage. One thing that’s very, very important about an adapter is that it does not convert voltage. As an example, this is a standard North American plug, this is the standard European plug. And it’s going to allow you to plug in your plug into the Iceland plug. AdaptersĪn adapter is a device that is going to be something like so. And I’m correcting myself today so we can clear up the issue and answer all of your questions about what you’re gonna need. I have used those words interchangeably in the past in other videos. And I just have to say, you guys, I will take full responsibility for this. Next, let’s get into the major, major difference between an adapter and a converter. So very importantly, if you’re traveling to Iceland from either North America or anywhere else in the world that doesn’t use the standard European plug, then you are going to need to buy something to help you plug your things in. We’ll talk about what that means in a second. Also really important to know is that Iceland operates on 230 volts. The Type C has just the two pins and then the Type F will have two clips on the side. This is what’s known as Type C or Type F. This is a standard European plug so you can see that there’s two round prongs here. The first thing you need to know about the plug-ins in Iceland is that they are shaped like so. The first one is which kind of plug you will need and the second one is what the heck is the difference between an adapter and a converter. Today we are talking about a question that I get almost every day which is which kind of adapter do I need for my trip to Iceland? So let’s get into it.įor the purposes of this video, we’re gonna break it up into two majorly important topics. My name is Jeannie and I am your tour guide for all things Iceland planning. When you’re planning a trip to Iceland, one of the major things that you have to be concerned with is what kind of outlets do they have? What do you need in order to plug your devices into the wall in Iceland? That’s what we’re talking about today, friends.
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