Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question))

From: Carlos Murillo <carlos_murillo_at_epm.net.co>
Date: Mon Apr 1 06:48:53 2002

At 02:20 AM 4/1/02 -0500, you wrote:
>On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:
>> Yes, I think your right. Still, I didn't realize that it contained such
>> a high percentage of lead. Me thinks, I'll be more carefull while
>> handleing it in the future. Lead is absorbed through the skin if I'm
>> not mistaken.
>
>Even handling cool boards, pricking yourself with solder points, can be
>dangerous, if you do it enough.
>Peace... Sridhar

I've been soldering 25+ years. In my early teens, unaware of
the poisoning risk, I used my patented 3-hand technique, which
involved holding the work piece in my left hand, the soldering
iron in my right hand, and the solder bobbin in my mouth...
I did not actually put the solder in my mouth, but rather,
I bit the edge of the plastic holder. Still, that was
a very bad idea.

I should probably be screened for lead...
carlos.

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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo_at_nospammers.ieee.org
Received on Mon Apr 01 2002 - 06:48:53 BST

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