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Voltage

Electricity in India, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates is 220-230 volts. In the U.S. it is
110 volts. Most of the things a traveler will want to plug in—battery chargers, MP3 players,
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volts—like a shaver or a hairdryer—you can bring a transformer to change the current. (But
transformers tend to burn out, so it might be better to leave whatever it is at home.)

Plugs
The shape of plugs will vary from country to country, and sometimes even within a country
depending on when that building was built. To plug something from the U.S. into a local
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universal adapter/converter combo. Versatile and lightweight, these can usually be found at
your local electronics goods or hardware stores. Sometimes you can buy them at large retailers
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sale at the airport when you arrive at your destination.

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Type B. Here is the list of plugs for the countries on this trip:

India: C or D

Sri Lanka: C or D

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