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Old Aug 30, 2016 | 2:11 am
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Originally Posted by bhomburg
Yes. You'll get by with one adapter.
Exception: In some older (Soviet-era) Russian and Ukrainian buildings you may still encounter installations following the USSR "GOST-7396" standard, which is largely compatible to the European standard, but designed for plugs with a pin diameter of only 4mm instead of the 4.8mm prongs the CE standard specifies. This will be a bit of a tight fit.
In which case, choosing an adaptor with a split in the prongs (as some have) can be helpful.
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