ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) said:
> > Don't eat sandwiches while you're soldering...and wash your hands when
> > you're done ;-) Lead in gasoline (petrol over here) was a bigger
> > problem.
>
> But I am not at all convinced that the alternatives that are added to
> 'unleaded' petrol are any more healthy...
Hmm... Now you've me a bit more to worry about...
> > Resin flux is a known carcinogen, so don't breathe the fumes.
>
> Oh _great_. Still, it's a well-known fact that research causes cancer in
> rats :-)
ROFL!
Theoretically, judging by the amount of solder flux I've inhaled over the
past few years, I should be either on my deathbed or have some form of
cancer by now...
Fact: If I listed every single chemical I've ever exposed myself to, it
would probably be long enough such that if I printed it out, it would go to
the sun and back...
And some of the chemicals on that list:
Acetic acid (photographic stopbath)
Hydroquinone (photographic developer)
God-knows-what (photographic fixer)
Acetone (nailvarnish remover)
Whatever SRBP board dumps when heated to 180 deg C (toner transfer)
Ferric Chloride (PCB etchant)
Lead (solder)
Rosin (solder flux - Maplin probably don't use it in their lousy
"Adepto" solder)
Xylene (Electrolube lacquer pen)
Mercury (glass tiltswitch)
Need I go on? Once again, my philosophy is "Screw it - I'm going to snuff it
at some point anyway".
And if scraping my fingers (and cutting them) with solderjoints is as bad as
breathing in solder fumes, I should REALLY be dead by now...
Later.
--
Phil.
philpem_at_bigfoot.com
http://www.philpem.btinternet.co.uk/
Received on Tue Apr 02 2002 - 13:01:37 BST