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It is not really the plug you need to worry about, it is the appliance. If it is a 120V heating appliance (including hairdryers), you can use a solid state one rated for such. They will be 1600W or so, and pretty light weight. Most of the size is a heat sink, used to dissipate heat generated by the converter electronics, which play with the wave form to approximate 120V power in a way heating appliances can accept, but electronics cannot which is why: For electronics, fluorescent and LED lighting, and motorized appliances, you need to use an iron based converter transformer, which changes the 240v to 120V, keeping the waveform intact (and at 50 Hz, which often doesn't matter. Travel store will sell them at around a 50 watt rating,but you can get them larger from some specialty stores. Some more modern electronics will have universal or dual voltage supplies, in which case need only a plug adapter or German style cord. For either type of converter, you likely need the proper plug or adapter to use it where you are going. It will have a 120V receptacle.
