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RE: Lead warning for people who solder & eyeball project idea (fwd)
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 26 Nov 1999 23:06:35 GMT
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Jim Choate <ravage@EINSTEIN.ssz.com%nomorespam%>
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----- Forwarded message from Mark Geddes -----
From: Mark Geddes <mark@AudeSi.com>
Subject: RE: Lead warning for people who solder & eyeball project idea
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 15:07:59 -0700
I couldn't agree more (about the cigarettes). I just thought I'd
mention them because a workplace hazard specialist once told me that they
found high lead levels in a group of welders they tested, and significantly
higher levels in the ones who also smoked.
[ Welding is the translation of metal into liquid and gas, not the same
thing as soldering at all. The comparison is flawed. I've been in the
electronics building industry as a hobby and profession since 1969 and
I've never heard of a study finding elevated lead content in solders.
Which doesn't mean you should put it in your mouth or not wash your hands
before eating and such. I wash my hands about 4-5 times a day when
building electronics. Besides the solder the electrolyte in caps is very
bad for you. ]
We used to work with tubes in our ancient electronics class ;-). A
lot of the prototyping fixtures were massive corroded old clips, that
couldn't be soldered to without using acid core flux. Today it's mainly used
in plumbing.
[ They're called "Faenstock Clips". ]
----- End of forwarded message from Mark Geddes -----
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