The table below summarises the plug types, voltage and frequency of electrical current in both Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago.
Barbados | Trinidad & Tobago | |
---|---|---|
Plug Types | A, B | A, B |
Voltage | 115V | 115V |
Frequency of electrical current | 50Hz | 60Hz |
In Barbados there's more than one plug type in use.
What type of plug does your appliance have?
In Trinidad & Tobago there's more than one socket type in use.
You will need this adaptor:
Socket Type
(Barbados) to Plug Type B
(Trinidad & Tobago)
Trinidad & Tobago also uses Socket Type A, which is used in Barbados. If using an appliance that has a Type A Plug in the Type A Sockets of Trinidad & Tobago, you will not need an adaptor.
In Trinidad & Tobago there's more than one socket type in use.
You will need this adaptor:
Socket Type
(Barbados) to Plug Type A
(Trinidad & Tobago)
Trinidad & Tobago also uses Socket Type B, which is used in Barbados. If using an appliance that has a Type B Plug in the Type B Sockets of Trinidad & Tobago, you will not need an adaptor.
The frequency of electrical current found in Barbados (50Hz) differs to that found in Trinidad & Tobago (60Hz).
Most equipment is not affected by differences in frequencies. Some exceptions are:
The voltage found in Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago is exactly the same (115V). You will not need a transformer.