Page 48 - Mongolia & the Gobi Desert

Electricity

BSPY _]LaPWTYR ZaP]^PL^ _SP aZW_LRP T^ `^`LWWd OTʬP]PY_ LYO _SP [W`R^ XTRS_ YZ_ MP _SP
same shape.

Voltage
Electricity in Mongolia, Russia, and China is 220 volts. In the U.S. it is 110 volts. Most of the
things a traveler will want to plug in—battery chargers, MP3 players, tablets or computers—
NLY ]`Y Zʬ MZ_S LYO -`_ dZ` ^SZ`WO NSPNV _SP T_PX Z] _SP ZbYP]ɪ^ R`TOP ʭ]^_ _Z
NZYʭ]X _ST^ MPQZ]P dZ` [W`R T_ TY 4Q dZ` SLaP ^ZXP_STYR _SL_ YPPO^ aZW_^ɨWTVP L ^SLaP]
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
^ZNVP_ dZ`ɪWW YPPO LY LOL[_P] _SL_ ʭ_^ MP_bPPY _SP [W`R LYO _SP ^ZNVP_ -PNL`^P _SP]P L]P
XLYd OTʬP]PY_ _d[P^ ZQ [W`R^ TY _ST^ ]PRTZY T_ XLd MP PL^TP] _Z [`]NSL^P LY LWW TY ZYP
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
_ZZ WTVP ?L]RP_ Z] BLWXL]_ 4Q dZ` QZ]RP_ _Z M]TYR LY LOL[_P] dZ` XTRS_ LW^Z ʭYO _SPX QZ]
sale at the airport when you arrive at your destination.

/TʬP]PY_ [W`R ^SL[P^ L]P YLXPO Md WP__P]^ ZQ _SP LW[SLMP_ >_LYOL]O @ > [W`R^ L]P ?d[P , LYO
Type B. Here is the list of plugs for the countries on this trip:

Mongolia: C or E

China: A (same as the U.S.)

48