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| james_s:
--- Quote from: ejeffrey on November 16, 2021, 10:11:00 pm ---I know everyone here wants to believe that lead is no big deal because leaded solder works much better, but it is really bad and eliminating it wherever possible is a good idea. No, the dozen or so pounds of lead solder a hobbyist might use in their lifetime won't cause any major problems if they use good practices but lead in commercially produced electronics, like lead in gasoline and lead in bullets is an environmental problem that we don't need. --- End quote --- Lead in gasoline is the 800 lb gorilla. TEL is *really* nasty stuff, and it was used in vast quantities, causing lead contamination across virtually all corners of the globe. It's still used in avgas for piston engines, for some reason they apparently use more of it than most engines need. I've heard pilots complaining about lead fowling of spark plugs, I don't know the whole story there, I'm sure some engines must need that much. |
| Miyuki:
--- Quote from: james_s on November 17, 2021, 07:07:55 pm --- --- Quote from: ejeffrey on November 16, 2021, 10:11:00 pm ---I know everyone here wants to believe that lead is no big deal because leaded solder works much better, but it is really bad and eliminating it wherever possible is a good idea. No, the dozen or so pounds of lead solder a hobbyist might use in their lifetime won't cause any major problems if they use good practices but lead in commercially produced electronics, like lead in gasoline and lead in bullets is an environmental problem that we don't need. --- End quote --- Lead in gasoline is the 800 lb gorilla. TEL is *really* nasty stuff, and it was used in vast quantities, causing lead contamination across virtually all corners of the globe. It's still used in avgas for piston engines, for some reason they apparently use more of it than most engines need. I've heard pilots complaining about lead fowling of spark plugs, I don't know the whole story there, I'm sure some engines must need that much. --- End quote --- Most planes and engines in them are many decades old Piston engines developed in this millennia are designed to unleaded avgas But it started to experiment with it in the late 90s and is available later. It looks it is not easy to make unleaded fuel to work in extreme temperature ranges. |
| Marco:
A lot of it is just a feeling of entitlement to have nothing changed. They won't take anyone's word for it that an alternative can work, they don't want it period. The problem is not creating the alternative, the problem is the lack of political will to put a gun to their heads. |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: Marco on November 17, 2021, 10:47:30 pm ---The problem is not creating the alternative, the problem is the lack of political will to put a gun to their heads. --- End quote --- I call a politician who puts a gun to my head to force me to do something a tyrant. |
| Marco:
Try not paying your taxes ;) |
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