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Argentina runs 220 V at 50 Hz on type I and type C sockets — check your plug, the reversed polarity and converter need.
This guide decides whether your device needs a plug adapter, a voltage converter, or nothing at all in Argentina. Argentina supplies 220 V at 50 Hz, and its earthed socket is IRAM 2073 — the flat angled-pin type I shape, physically identical to the Australian plug but wired with line and neutral on the opposite pins. Enter your plug type and the voltage range printed on the label to get the verdict, the current the device will draw and whether it fits a 10 A wall socket.
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Add your input to the workspace.
Adjust the options until the result looks right.
Copy or download the output and put it to work.
Flags the Australia, New Zealand and China type I plugs that fit but are wired the other way.
Compares the label voltage range against 220 V instead of leaving it to guesswork.
Converts wattage to amps and tests it against the 10 A and 20 A Argentine outlets.
A type I adapter, the flat angled-pin IRAM 2073 shape. Argentina's official socket types are I and C, so a two-pin round Europlug also fits directly in the many combination outlets. US type A and B, UK type G and continental Schuko type F plugs all need an adapter.
220 V at 50 Hz. Devices labelled 100-240V 50/60Hz — nearly all laptop, phone and camera chargers — work on it with just a plug adapter. A single-voltage 110 V or 120 V appliance needs a step-down transformer, not an adapter.
It fits, but the polarity is reversed. Argentina's IRAM 2073 socket uses the same flat angled-pin geometry as Australia's AS/NZS 3112, yet the pin that carries line in Australia carries neutral in Argentina. Double-insulated equipment such as a laptop charger is unaffected; anything with a single-pole switch or an accessible heating element is safer on a locally bought lead.
About 2,200 W on the standard 10 A outlet, since 10 A at 220 V is 2,200 W. Air conditioners, ovens and electric water heaters use the 20 A version of the same pattern, which allows roughly 4,400 W. Add up everything on one socket before plugging in a heater or kettle.