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Just want to say: Please don't breathe solder fumes. That picture of everyone hunched over their PCB boards while soldering makes me cringe. Use some form of
by wichsen 10y ago
Just want to say:
Please don't breathe solder fumes.
That picture of everyone hunched over their PCB boards while soldering makes me cringe.
Use some form of protection via a fume extractor or face mask and when possible solder in a well-ventilated area.
I've met people who've completely destroyed their lungs and ended up with nasty lung cancer after years of day-to-day solder fume exposure.
- shujito 10y agoOr hold your breath while soldering, you'll eventually need to, so you can tune your pulse.
- 5ilv3r 10y agoIt's just like snorkeling. You gotta blow the smoke away before you can take another breath.
- Animats 10y agoThere's a useful device which is a muffin fan in a shroud, with a charcoal filter on the back. Put this next to your soldering station and it sucks up the fumes. Lead-free solder is the way to go now. I know, it's a pain because of the higher melting point, but it's the future. Also, you can get the kind with a little silver in it to bring the melting point down. Unless you're running a large production shop, the slightly higher cost won't matter. The student electronics labs at Stanford now have a No Pb sign - no leaded solder allowed.
- justin66 10y agoI'd be more worried about the smoke from rosin based flux than the presence of lead. Not that either one is some kind of health benefit...