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Yes. That is the standard.

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Im just about to buy an adapter for my trip to the states to charge my phone and what not. Ive found the USA adapter is two vertical pins with a cylindrical earth.

Is that the standard for all USA?

Just being paranoid. ^__^

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Yes. That is the standard.

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I'm pretty sure it's the standard.

 

Fyi, the Earth also has an America. Ba dum tssshhh*

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It's the standard, and any new plugs will have it. The old version has just the two vertical pins, but that was a while ago. 

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Yes, it is the standard now adays, but you will still find some plugs without the ground(earth) so it would be better if your adapter made using the earth optional.

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Not all of them do; all modern ones do, but you run into some older sockets without the ground.

It's still basically the same thing. Just without the ground.

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Some older sockets don't have an earth but most modern plugs do. 

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It's the standard, and any new plugs will have it. The old version has just the two vertical pins, but that was a while ago. 

I still never feel safe using those

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Ill go with the earthened one since the places im staying are fairly high standard hotels. Thanks again for the help.

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I still never feel safe using those

 

Yeah, me neither. I used to have a few old extension cords with those plugs, and I never really liked using them. 

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