# Electrical travel adaptor question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 27, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-travel-adaptor-question/713796 "2015-02-27T21:12:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-travel-adaptor-question/713796/1 "2015-02-27T21:12:23Z")
I will be in the UAE for a few weeks on business, flying from Canada. I need to get an adapter for type A/B to type G as well as a power converter. I have one question. If I have an A/B to G adapter and power converter plugged into a UAE type G outlet, is it safe and practical to plug a small North American power bar into the adapter/converter in order to support multiple devices or is it necessary to buy a few adapters and converters to plug into separate outlets so that there is one device per adapter/converter/outlet? My company has me staying at a very high end hotel btw so I assume that there should be no other technical issues. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-travel-adaptor-question/713796/2 "2015-02-27T21:57:09Z")
I did this in Europe, no problems. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-travel-adaptor-question/713796/3 "2015-02-27T22:50:32Z")
You may not need the power convertor. Most small devices are multi voltage. I am assuming here, phone/tablet/laptop chargers and electric shavers etc, not electric kettles or hair dryers. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-travel-adaptor-question/713796/4 "2015-02-27T23:28:34Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > You may not need the power convertor. Most small devices are multi voltage. I am assuming here, phone/tablet/laptop chargers and electric shavers etc, not electric kettles or hair dryers. Yes, but you need adapters - US (or Canadian) plugs won’t fit into foreign sockets… The plug strip lets you use just one adapter to charge multiple devices. ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-travel-adaptor-question/713796/5 "2015-02-27T23:58:30Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > I will be in the UAE for a few weeks on business, flying from Canada. I need to get an adapter for type A/B to type G as well as a power converter. > > I have one question. If I have an A/B to G adapter and power converter plugged into a UAE type G outlet, is it safe and practical to plug a small North American power bar into the adapter/converter in order to support multiple devices or is it necessary to buy a few adapters and converters to plug into separate outlets so that there is one device per adapter/converter/outlet? > > My company has me staying at a very high end hotel btw so I assume that there should be no other technical issues. > Thanks I have done this - and it works fine for temporary use. Voltage in Dubai is 220V - so the rating of the power bar comes in question - but for the brief period you are there, it shouldn’t be a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-travel-adaptor-question/713796/6 "2015-02-28T00:01:09Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Yes, but you need adapters - US (or Canadian) plugs won’t fit into foreign sockets… > The plug strip lets you use just one adapter to charge multiple devices. Right, he’s (bob++) saying he only needs the adapter, but not the converter for small devices. I took both last year when I went to Europe and wound up not using the converter after the 1st day or two. Are there travel size power strips/bars? I’m going to Spain/Potugal in a month and may need to charge more than 1 phone size device at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-travel-adaptor-question/713796/7 "2015-02-28T00:05:06Z")
> [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](#): > > Right, he’s (bob++) saying he only needs the adapter, but not the converter for small devices. I took both last year when I went to Europe and wound up not using the converter after the 1st day or two. > > Are there travel size power strips/bars? I’m going to Spain/Potugal in a month and may need to charge more than 1 phone size device at the same time. I bought an “octopus” - multiple cords. Much easier to carry than a power strip.