Hot plate (Fallout: New Vegas)

A hot plate is miscellaneous item $$

Uses

 * This is a different item from the electric hot plate in the Fallout: New Vegas add-ons Dead Money and Old World Blues, which allows for crafting items in the same manner as a campfire in the main game.
 * A hot plate is needed to craft a super-heated Cosmic Knife.
 * With the Old World Blues add-on installed, this item can be given to the Toaster and broken down into three Microfusion Cells and five Energy Cells.

Locations
Hot plates can be found throughout the Mojave Wasteland, usually in laboratories or other places that house scientific equipment.
 * Three in the Broc Flower Cave.
 * Three in the Searchlight NCR storage.
 * Three in the Ultra-Luxe kitchen.
 * Three in the Hoover Dam Offices.
 * Two hot plates can be found in Cerulean Robotics in Freeside.
 * A hot plate can be found in the Old Mormon Fort's tower where Julie Farkas sleeps, on a table with other lab equipment.
 * A hot plate can be found in Daisy Whitman's motel room in Novac.
 * A total of four hot plates can be found in or around the Sierra Madre. Their locations include two on the casino suites level, one in the Villa Police Station, and one in the Puesta del Sol switching station.