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T-2 days for Andorable & myself. I'm sure we will have some info to pass along but boy I know we will be missing the 'crew' on this one.
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I was looking at information regarding the use of electrical appliances while in Cayman Brac. Here's some info that could be of use when you're packing:
Electrical sockets (outlets) in the Cayman Islands are very similar to the electrical outlets found in the United States and Canada, and if your appliance has a North American plug, it's possible that you won't need any adapter at all in order to plug in there. However, there are two potentially very important physical differences that may need to be addressed with an adapter: grounding and/or polarization. If your plug has one or both, and the socket doesn't, then the plug may not physically be able to fit into the socket without an adapter.
In the case of a North American appliance plug, grounding is accomplished by the third, round pin beneath and below the two vertical blades on the plug. Polarization is accomplished by the left vertical blade being taller than the right, so that the plug can't be inserted upside down. U.S. and Canadian sockets are required to be both grounded and polarized.
Hope this helps!
Electrical sockets (outlets) in the Cayman Islands are very similar to the electrical outlets found in the United States and Canada, and if your appliance has a North American plug, it's possible that you won't need any adapter at all in order to plug in there. However, there are two potentially very important physical differences that may need to be addressed with an adapter: grounding and/or polarization. If your plug has one or both, and the socket doesn't, then the plug may not physically be able to fit into the socket without an adapter.
In the case of a North American appliance plug, grounding is accomplished by the third, round pin beneath and below the two vertical blades on the plug. Polarization is accomplished by the left vertical blade being taller than the right, so that the plug can't be inserted upside down. U.S. and Canadian sockets are required to be both grounded and polarized.
Hope this helps!
That's true as long as the socket can accommodate a three-prong plug (grounding) if that's what the item you're plugging in has. Also, if the socket has one opening bigger than the other (polarizing), then you won't need an adapter. 110 volts has nothing to do with grounding or polarizing. When we've traveled, we've stayed in places that were 110 volts but wouldn't accommodate a three-prong plug or a plug with one prong wider than the other. That's why we always bring an adapter. No surprises.
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We have stayed at various venues on all three Cayman islands, including 4 times at the Cayman Brac Beach Resort - including just last month - and we've never had any problems using/charging our cameras, phones, tablets, curling iron, or other electrical equipment; but it certainly wouldn't hurt to bring a 2-prong/3-prong adapter.
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