What are the plugs in Thailand? – This is the question many travelers who are going to visit this wonderful country for the first time. The prevalence of this question is mainly caused by fear of complete discharge of batteries of cell phones, tablets or laptops (sockets in planes?
Thai socket adapter
It’s worth noting right away that you probably won’t need adapters brought from home, despite the fact that the socket connectors are somewhat different from domestic and European outlets. The only exceptions are devices whose connection is not recommended without grounding, and here it is necessary to buy the adapter (and then only in the absence of euro sockets in residential premises). But in the Thai sockets easily fit the Chinese flat plug, which is difficult to use without adapters in Russia.
Socket types in Thailand
Today, Thai sockets can be of two basic types: two-hole and three-hole. The last version of the three-hole outlet includes a grounding loop. Each type of socket can cooperate with the plugs of devices purchased in the CIS countries. Even Soviet-standard plugs with thin round pins will do, but they can be loose and not contact because of the slightly “tired” socket. This can be solved by taking the socket apart and bending the pins.
Thai grounded plugs
Network parameters
European plugs that can fit domestic outlets will fit hotel outlets in Thailand. Electricity voltage in Thailand is no different from Russia – 220V, 50Hz. That’s why charging cameras, camcorders, cell phones and other devices in Thailand does not seem a problem.
outlets in hotels in Thailand
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Hotels in Thailand often have the inconvenience of only having one outlet at a time, which means you can’t charge more than one device at a time. In that case, it’s a good idea to think ahead and buy a power strip or power strip with more than one outlet. These adapters can be purchased at any 7/11 and Family Mart store. The cost is approximately 100 baht.
Outlets in rented apartments
One thing is if you temporarily stay in hotels in Thailand (How to book a hotel in Thailand), where you only need to recharge your gadgets from Thai outlets, and another thing, if you went to Thailand for the winter, it is cheaper to rent an apartment (buy an apartment in Thailand). That’s when you’ll need to plug in not only chargers, but a variety of appliances.
Before you plug two or more powerful appliances, such as an electric kettle and a microwave oven, into the same Thai outlet at the same time, you should check the safety devices (circuit breakers or fuses), and then connect the powerful appliances to the same outlet. And this is not enough, the first time you should keep an eye on the socket, so that nothing there sparked, smoked, heated and did not stink. If all this is not there, then all is well.