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- From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
- Subject: Re: Is lead solder bad for me?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.201324.14717@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:13:24 GMT
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- kehoe@netcom.com (Thomas David Kehoe) writes:
-
- >Will I get lead poisoning from breathing the smoke
- >from solder? I work next to an open window, and leave
- >the soldering iron on the window sill, but when I'm
- >doing close soldering work, I can't avoid breathing
- >the smoke form the solder.
-
- Try an exhaust fan. Hakko, a soldering equipment company, makes their
- model 493 fan for just this purpose. It's basically a powerful muffin fan in a
- frame with charcoal filters mounted on a desktop stand. It's powerful enough
- that used a foot behind the work being soldered, the fumes are sucked
- sideways into the filters. You can watch this happen, as the smoke makes
- a 90 degree turn. I'm very happy with mine; I can't smell the
- smoke at all when soldering with this gadget in action. Fry's carries
- these units. Priced around $100, which is a bit much for a fan.
-
- John Nagle
-