Lead free solder

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I've just purchased some lead free solder for my venture into electronics, but I've been told that the higher tempuratures required to melt it can damage components. I'm too paranoid to use lead solder because of lead exposure, so what can I do to prevent damage to my components? 🙁
 
Lead is actually not that poisonous compared to many other things you commonly will come into contact with. It is a danger primarily to developing children (affects brain development). There are probably various compounds in the flux that are much worse.

As 454Casull indicated, the primary vector is oral. Don't eat while soldering and wash afterwards.
 
One of my oldest electronics related items is my 5lb spool of Kester 44, 36 years and still a little left. I scare myself sometimes and think that it might really have been the lifetime supply. I confess to have held a little in my teeth now and then when in a jamb.
 
Yeah the fumes are probably much worse than just handling lead solder...

Even then its only a problem if your licking your fingers or something, then I guess a tiny bit gets ingested.


I bet the lead free stuff has bad fumes too, setup a simple fan or work with an open window at least.
 
Bigwill

get some multicore TSC(tin silver copper)-with crystal602(you can eat this flux) flux.
I could not buy a less than 10 lbs quanity.
Called Loctite, they sent me samples.
You can order it easy from Europe.$$
Lots of OCD'ers Over there.:whazzat:

Lewis
 
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