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

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sun Mar 31 23:47:48 2002

On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Chad Fernandez wrote:

> How much lead does solder dor electronics contain? I thought only
> solder for pipes contained lead?

Now days, (water) pipe solder is the one that does not contain lead.

                                                 - don

> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>
> Dave McGuire wrote:
> > On March 31, John Chris Wren wrote:
> >
> >>It's true. The mercury was used to stiffen the brims. Chronic hat wearers
> >>also had problems.
> >
> >
> > So does anyone have any idea how much lead is present in the vapors
> > produced by soldering? I know (for our kind of stuff, anyway) the
> > smoke is mostly flux and crap, but is there much lead in there?
> >
> > I solder a *lot*, especially lately...I'm wondering if I should be
> > concerned.
> >
> > -Dave
> >
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