Type B plugs and sockets
Type B (NEMA 5-15, grounded)
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What fits into a Type B socket
| Plug | Fits | Earth |
|---|---|---|
| yes | lost A Type A plug has no earth pin at all, so nothing gets earthed in a Type B socket. Only matters if the thing you are plugging in needs one | |
| yes | preserved |
Fits but drops the earth: Type A. Harmless on a double-insulated charger; a shock risk on anything with a metal body.
Where a Type B plug goes
Countries using Type B
American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Polynesia, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Mexico, Micronesia, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Niger, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, US Virgin Islands, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam