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| Want to buy Flux pen, no clean |
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| mikeselectricstuff:
It's not that dangerous- just that shippers consider pretty much anything liquid and/or burnable as hazardous and requiring 'special' handling, regardless of actual hazard. You need to find someone who is happy to just stick it in a jiffybag & not worry as much as the Big Guys. |
| Simon:
well it's acid not radio active ! |
| DJPhil:
The main danger from shipping most flux is the benzyl, methyl, and isopropyl alcohols and butyl acetate (seriously goofy stuff) used to thin the flux. These are all highly flammable and readily release flammable vapor, so they rank a 3 on fire hazard and become a pain to ship. They're also present a slight health hazard, ranking only a 1, which basically means keep out of sensitive tissues and don't drink it on a dare. Fluxes generally don't rank on reactivity, so they're not considered dangerously acidic. The flux itself is essentially just rosin (tree sap) that's been messed with in various proprietary manners. No clean flux contains extremely little to zero rosin, instead substituting proprietary stuff that does a similar job along with more and varied thinners from above. Just a friendly 'more than you wanted to know' from your local science nerd. :) |
| Simon:
sounds like it's a case of:"this is what the packaging costs and now you have it for one you can get 10 in there for the same price" which of course makes shipping one very expensive if all regs are adhered to. |
| dics:
Done, my flux pen from ebay arrived this morning. And i only payed like $10 including shipping. I like it :) Thank you guys for all your help |
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