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Solder is absolutely a problem. The life cycle of your part doesn't just include when you solder it. It includes anyone who has to handle it in the future, and
by Blackthorn 2y ago
Solder is absolutely a problem. The life cycle of your part doesn't just include when you solder it. It includes anyone who has to handle it in the future, and it includes the E-Waste dump in an impoverished country that it inevitably ends up in.
- Workaccount2 2y agoNot really, metallic lead is pretty inert. Its lead compounds and lead dust that are dangerous.
- ta988 2y agorecycled PCBs are often turned into dust.
- smcin 2y agoNot just due to the Pb dust though, also Al, Fe, Cu, fiberglass: "Mineralogical analysis of dust collected from typical recycling line of waste printed circuit boards" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0956053X15004353 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09560...
- ta988 2y agoYes and Cu and fiberglass and the resins are especially toxic too