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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 7:21 am
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hey folks headed to Czech, Hungary, Austria, Ukraine, and Russia. Anyone know if a standard Europe adapter will cover all my electronics in those countries?


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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 8:12 am
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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.
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Most Soviet-era outlets have been replaced with Schuko-type ones. Those that have not have the same prong size as the outlets in Italy and Switzerland (which are smaller than the Schuko plugs).
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Awesome, thanks!!!!
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Old Aug 29, 2016 | 8:07 pm
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Originally Posted by AlphaMan
hey folks headed to Czech, Hungary, Austria, Ukraine, and Russia. Anyone know if a standard Europe adapter will cover all my electronics in those countries?
A word of caution if you plan to buy one of these multi-standard adapters: Several years ago I bought one of them on a KLM flight for "only" 16 . When I proudly showed it to one of my collaborators, he showed me back his. It looked exactly the same (with the exception of an "invisible" pilot light); he had bought it in Heraklion for 1.60
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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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