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Cold Heat Offers Innovative Soldering Tool; New Cordless Tool Quickly Heats and Cools, Making Soldering Jobs Faster, Easier.


BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Cold Heat announced it is introducing an innovative cordless cord·less  
adj.
Having no cord, usually using batteries as a source of power: a cordless telephone.



cord
 soldering soldering

Process that uses metal alloys with low melting points to join metallic surfaces without melting them. Tin-lead solders, once widely used in the electrical and plumbing industries, are now replaced by lead-free alloys.
 tool this fall that quickly heats and cools, making soldering jobs faster and easier than before. The new product is being offered through RadioShack (NYSE NYSE

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:RSH (Remote SHell) A Unix command that enables a user to remotely log into a server on the network and pass commands to it. It is similar to the rlogin command, but provides passing of command line arguments to the command interpreter on the server at the same time. ) stores nationwide and online at www.radioshack.com. The tool, which will be sold under the RadioShack brand name with an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol
MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) 
 of $19.95, is based upon Cold Heat's reference design, combining patented mobile heating technology with a modern look and feel.

Cold Heat's new battery-powered soldering tool has a sleek design that combines a patented quick heating and cooling technology to change the way consumers think about hand tools -- allowing people to bring the tool to the project rather than the traditional, and often challenging, process of bringing the project to the tool. The Cold Heat soldering tool heats and cools almost instantaneously -- heating in less than one second -- and it is capable of soldering more than 700 joints from a pack of four AA alkaline batteries Alkaline batteries are a type of power cell dependent upon the reaction between zinc and manganese dioxide (Zn/MnO2).

Compared with original
zinc-carbon batteries, while both produce approximately 1.
.

"We're excited to offer the Cold Heat soldering tool under the RadioShack brand umbrella," said Michael Parks Michael Park can refer to:
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, chief executive officer of Cold Heat. "RadioShack has a long and proud history of providing consumers with cutting-edge products that improve their daily lives, and this is precisely the vision we had in mind when we designed the Cold Heat soldering tool. This new tool provides an easy solution to people who have soldering needs."

"We're happy to be the exclusive neighborhood retail partner offering this innovative product designed for the demanding 'do-it-yourself' consumer," said Stu Asimus, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer for RadioShack. "Cold Heat has developed a product that breaks new ground in terms of mobile tool technology. We expect this unique and affordable device to be a hit with customers who frequent our almost 7,000 stores across the country, complementing the extensive line of electronics tools and products for which we are known."

About Cold Heat(TM)

Cold Heat, the innovator in portable heating technology, creates and develops high-performance appliances, tools and materials that enable users to operate in a cordless, battery-powered environment. The company's Cold Heat(TM) technology will be available in a growing line of tools and small appliances Small appliance refers to a class of home appliances that are semi-portable or which are used on tabletops, countertops, or other platforms. Such items are contrasted with major appliances, which are typically fixtures that cannot be easily moved. , with a wide variety of additional applications currently in development. Led by a seasoned management group and a global team of scientists, Cold Heat(TM) technology is powering products that will change the way daily tasks are completed. Currently, Cold Heat(TM) products are sold through Amazon.com (www.amazon.com), ThinkGeek (www.thinkgeek.com), and the company's Web site (www.coldheat.com). Cold Heat is based in Bellevue, Wash.

More information is available at www.coldheat.com.
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