31 Mar
2002
31 Mar
'02
3:47 p.m.
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