Using your Fortys adapter
Four plugs, one brick — how to fold out the right pins for any country, and the two rules that keep it safe.
Every Fortys folds four national plug systems into one body. There's nothing to attach and nothing to lose — you slide out the pins you need, and slide them back before it goes in the bag. Here's the whole routine, region by region.
USA & Canada — Type A / B
Slide the flat-blade pins out until they click. They're polarized — if the plug resists, flip it; never force an outlet. Covers North America, Japan, and most of Central America.
Europe — Type C / E / F
The round EU pins reach into recessed European sockets. Push the adapter fully home so the body sits flush against the socket rim — that's what keeps the weight off the pins.
UK & Ireland — Type G
The three-pin UK set is the biggest fold-out. The top earth pin opens the socket's shutters, so the plug seats in one motion. This is also where the replaceable BS1362 fuse lives — a spare ships in the box.
Australia & New Zealand — Type I
Angled flat blades, thin edge up. Covers Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Argentina's compatible sockets.
The two rules
One set of pins at a time. Retract the current set fully before sliding out the next — the interlock is there to stop two systems being live at once.
It adapts the plug, not the voltage. Your Fortys passes the wall's voltage straight through. Phones, laptops, and cameras auto-range (100–250V), so they're fine anywhere. Single-voltage appliances — hair dryers, kettles — need a converter, not an adapter.
If it stops working
Check the fuse first. Pop the BS1362 out of the UK pin block, swap in the spare, and you're back. If a socket is loose or scorched, move outlets — a bad wall socket is the one thing no adapter fixes. And when you fly, keep it in the carry-on: no battery inside, no rules against it, but you'll want it at the seat.