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Breathed in lead-free solder fumes, should I be worried? [duplicate]
A few weeks back I was being a moron and decided to solder something with lead-free solder. I didn't have any experience soldering so I assumed lead-free solder was harmless, and I breathed in loads ...
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Is it OK that I solder inside my bedroom? [duplicate]
I'm a hobbyist solderer using tin lead solder to occasionally repair broken electronics. As I don't solder all day every day, I use my normal writing desk in my bedroom, which stands next to my bed, ...
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What is the best solder type in terms of health? [duplicate]
Hi im thinking of picking up a soldering iron and im wondering what type of solder is the best in terms of health
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What do people use to hold an object in place while being worked on?
I would like to know what people usually do when trying to solder wires together, and hold small things in place while you fasten them together, etc. I can picture one or more vices attached to a ...
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Which are the safety recommendations for soldering?
I was reading about tin alloys for electronics soldering and found it it has about 40% of lead in composition. Lead, everyone knows, it's very dangerous to breathe due to being a heavy metal. Also, I ...
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Are filtered solder fumes safe?
I am soldering using lead-free solder for about 1 hour a day with a solder fume extractor that has a carbon filter that looks like the image below. The place of soldering is in a building with ...
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How hazardous is simply handling leaded solder?
I'm a beginning hobbyist with a pregnant wife, which makes me nervous about lead. I have a breakout board that is RoHS-non-compliant, very likely containing leaded solder. How worried should I be ...
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If I solder outside do I need a fume extractor
I've been looking into soldering and read up on the health risks and I noticed you need a fume extractor. I was thinking about using a fan but I don't think that safe. If I solder outside will I need ...
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Cleaning after working with lead solder
I watched the YouTube section of soldering tutorials and had significant troubles when replicating on my own, even with SAC 305. I then switched to 60/40 and suddenly soldering became easy.
I am ...
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Lead Contamination when Soldering [duplicate]
I bought a soldering station a while back and was practicing on a kit and had the website on assembly up while I was soldering using 60/40 tin-lead solder. Should I worry about splatter on the ...
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Fumes from soldering [duplicate]
I breathe alot of soldering fumes and i don't have anything that is used to remove this fumes while soldering, is it really bad for my health? How it affects the brain and other organs?
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Is cooled-down lead after soldering safe to touch?
I’ve found one topic on this forum about this but it doesn’t answer my question fully.
From the information I’ve gathered, you should wash your hands after touching lead, even if it’s a cooled-down ...
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