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I figured the fume extractor is for flux fumes. Do the fumes also contain lead?

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• metroholografix 7y ago
  No, lead vaporizes at much higher temperatures than ones used for soldering. But the flux/rosin fumes are major lung irritants and can exasperate or even cause asthma.
  • shawnz 7y ago
    So where does the danger come from with leaded solder then? Skin contact?
    • foldr 7y ago
      Skin contact if you don't wash your hands. But more seriously, ingestion of small pieces of solder. Little balls of solder get everywhere in the surrounding environment.