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What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?

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Phil A

Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #20 on: 22 Nov 2011, 05:19 pm »
Quote from: srb on 22 Nov 2011, 03:10 am

The gist was the fumes from lead-free soldering are actually more dangerous than lead soldering.
 
 
Steve

Great info.  I don't solder often or for long periods and it also is in a large space in the unfinished portion of the basement.  Usually at most I'm making a pair or two of interconnects now and then.  Never really thought about it much.
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Dracule1

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Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #21 on: 22 Nov 2011, 11:42 pm »
I decide to get the Hakko FA400 fume extractor.  I can order it with a high effiency filter that takes out 90% of the fumes.  Thanks for your input everyone.

http://www.hakkousa.com/detail.asp?PID=4769&Page=1
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Mikeinsacramento

Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #22 on: 9 Dec 2011, 02:35 am »
LOL!  I'm usually smoking a cigar while I solder.  Never noticed any fumes.
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Bob in St. Louis

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Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #23 on: 9 Dec 2011, 03:33 am »
 :rotflmao: :smoke:
Rock on buddy!

Bob
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Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #24 on: 27 Dec 2011, 09:46 pm »
Quote from: Bob in St. Louis on 22 Nov 2011, 03:22 am
But it's very interesting that lead free solder is worse than lead.  :o
Bob
The article you were unable to open discussed the difference between the temperature ranges required for lead vs lead free solder and the flux.  Lead tin melts at 183C, lead free 221, so the connotation "lead free" means a flux which has to work at a higher temperature, so tends to give off more nasty chamicals.

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Bob in St. Louis

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Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #25 on: 28 Dec 2011, 12:52 am »
Thanks for that.
My (unscientific) assumption at the time would have been that lead would be nastiest thing you could breathe.

I've been proven wrong.  :lol:
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Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #26 on: 28 Dec 2011, 02:18 am »
Don't feel bad, Bob.

You're a married man.  It must happen all the time. :lol:
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Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #27 on: 28 Dec 2011, 02:18 am »
 :duh:
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Bob in St. Louis

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Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #28 on: 28 Dec 2011, 03:38 am »
...hence the comment below my avatar.
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Re: What do you use to get rid of solder fumes?
« Reply #29 on: 28 Dec 2011, 03:39 am »
Aren't we all, aren't we all...........
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