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| ejeffrey:
--- Quote from: jesuscf on November 15, 2021, 08:43:25 pm ---They should ban the sell of leaded bullets as well!!! --- End quote --- The exclamation points make this sound sarcastic. I'm not sure how you meant but they absolutely should. Lead bullets are a serous environmental problem since they are deliberately shot into the environment when used for hunting or often at outdoor target ranges. Lead bullets have already been banned for hunting in some cases in the US and the US military is phasing out lead from at least their most common ammunition types. No idea how far along that is, I think it's been in progress for a decade. |
| dcarr:
I've been using lead-free SAC305 for more than 15 years. It works great. No need for the poisonous stuff---particularly paste which gets everywhere. Can even eat pizza and solder at the same time! |
| Miyuki:
--- Quote from: dcarr on November 16, 2021, 04:14:55 am ---I've been using lead-free SAC305 for more than 15 years. It works great. No need for the poisonous stuff---particularly paste which gets everywhere. Can even eat pizza and solder at the same time! --- End quote --- Isn't that rule number one in any lab to not eat and drink? ;D But good point, it is safer when violating rules. --- Quote from: ejeffrey on November 16, 2021, 04:09:19 am --- --- Quote from: jesuscf on November 15, 2021, 08:43:25 pm ---They should ban the sell of leaded bullets as well!!! --- End quote --- The exclamation points make this sound sarcastic. I'm not sure how you meant but they absolutely should. Lead bullets are a serous environmental problem since they are deliberately shot into the environment when used for hunting or often at outdoor target ranges. Lead bullets have already been banned for hunting in some cases in the US and the US military is phasing out lead from at least their most common ammunition types. No idea how far along that is, I think it's been in progress for a decade. --- End quote --- It is a reasonable ban for shotguns, as most of the shots do not end in the game but in the environment and it is a big issue For other uses, I do not see many concerns And military ammo is mainly steel anyway (and always was for penetration reasons) and after a war, is that little remaining lead from bullets the least problem. In any bigger conflict will be used plenty of really nasty stuff to kill each other and lead is compared to it just a children's toy. |
| jeremy:
Been using SN100C for at least a decade. I much prefer it to leaded stuff. If low temp is needed, just use a bismuth alloy. |
| David Hess:
I much prefer leaded to any of the lead free solders I have used, and the lower temperature makes it easier to work with and does less damage. |
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