[ale] OT: Cold Heat

[Keith Hopkins]

Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/69d3/
> 
> 
> Thus spake Geoffrey (esoteric at 3times25.net):
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> 
>>Christopher Fowler wrote:
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>>>Has anyone here used the Cold Heat soldering irons?  Is it useful or a
>>>gimmick?
>>
>>The only thing I've ever seen like this was a paste like glue that you 
>>used to secure a solder.  It sucks.  I'm not sure what you're talking 
>>about when you say cold heat iron.
>>
>>

Good writeup here: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/152624_coldheat16.html  more than just soldering...

and MSN says the secret ingredient is:
The secret to this technology is in the tip. Cold Heat uses Athalite, a patented, resistive, composite material with the ability to reach temperatures of 800 degrees Fahrenheit in seconds -- then cool back down to room temperature in seconds.
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