In Malaysia, the standard voltage used by electronic gadgets and appliances is 220-240 volts with a frequency of 50Hz. Also, the primary type of electrical outlet and plug used in Malaysia is the Type G British BS-1363.

Knowing these bits of information would help a tourist in Malaysia use his or her electronic gadget and appliance with less hassle and problems. Additional things that a tourist going to Malaysia must prepare are adapters and voltage converters which will be really helpful when there are some incompatibility regarding the voltages or shape of plugs and electrical outlet.

Type G British BS-1363 Plug, Electrical Outlet, and Adapter

Type G plug and outlet

The Type G electrical outlet and plug is a Type G British BS-1363 rectangular blade used widely in Malaysia that has a protective fuse inside to protect cords from high-current circuits and, most of the time, the Type G British BS-1363 electrical outlet includes a safety switch. The Type G British BS-1363 plug  also has a receptacle end that is compatible with most household plug types, except the Type M South African SABS1661 (Old British BS-546 Large) plug. The plug end is a British BS-1363 13-amp type.

For the adapter, the live and neutral pins are 4 x 6 x 18 mm apart, with the grounding pin measuring 4 x 8 x 23mm. Also, through the Type G British BS-1363 adapter, a tourist could use his or her appliance or electronic gadget in Malaysia. The plug of this Type G British BS-1363 is polarized and grounded but not fused. Another name for the Type G British BS-1363 plug is the 13-amp plug and for safety reasons the Malaysia requires electrical outlets in households that use the Type G British BS-1363 to have shutters over the live and neutral connections of the electrical outlet. In the insertion of the longer earth pin from the plug, the safety shutters of the Type G British BS-1363 are opened. The shutters are also present to prevent the use of incompatible plugs made to other standards in Malaysia. However, there are cases wherein the safety shutters of this electrical outlet could be opened through a screwdriver in order to insert Type C plugs. The usage of the Type G British BS-1363 outlet along with another kind of plug is not recommended because these plugs do not have a fuse.

The regulation about the safety shutters and fuse is then followed in Malaysia and all the other countries that use the Type G British BS-1363 electrical outlet and plug like the United Kingdom, Seychelles, Ghana, Grenada, Macau, Malta, Qatar, Saint Vincent, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Maldives and Kuwait.

Type G adapter

In terms of compatibility, the Type G British 3-pin electrical outlet will work together with the Type G British BS-1363 plug and adapter in Malaysia. With all the safety measures and features of this plug and outlet, it is considered as one of the safest in Malaysia, even the world. However, with all its features, this type of plug is bulky and cumbersome. Some people claim that the Type G British BS-1363 plug is mostly bigger than the appliances they are connected to but if tourists would want to use their electronic gadget or appliance in Malaysia, then they must have a Type G British BS-1363 adapter. Although the adapter would not change the voltage used, it will enable the plug of the appliance or electronic gadget to be inserted to the electrical outlet used in Malaysia. For the electrical outlet, the Type G British BS-1363 sockets are not compatible with other types of electrical outlet in Malaysia.