French adapter plug enables your appliance's plug configuration to fit into Frances electrical outlets.
Non-grounded adapter plugs allow electrical connections up to 240 volts. An adapter plug does NOT change the current or voltage (this requires a converter) unless your appliance is dual voltage. This adapter may NOT be used with appliances that have grounded plugs; for these you will need a grounded adapter.
Many of our customers find it handy to have multiple adaptors while traveling - either to run several appliances simultaneously or simply as a backup.
The following adapter is used in France:
B-Type Adapter $4.25
The following grounded adapter is also used in France:
GUB-Grounded B-Type $8.25
To operate your electrical or electronic appliance in another country with 220-260 volts, verify that your electrical device is either dual voltage OR use it in combination with either a Voltage Converter or Voltage Transfomer that will lower the voltage down to the American voltage level of 110 - 120 volts AC at 60 hertz.
France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common exchange currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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