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Health issues due to soldering fumes.
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paul8f:

--- Quote from: EEEnthusiast on April 01, 2020, 01:45:32 pm ---1. Test your eyesight:   ....I just got a 2nd opinion from a different optometrist, and sure enough my lens prescription was a little too strong. Not good when I can spend up to 2 hours a day driving. Thanks for the heads up!

2. Quit alcohol:  ....Haven't had alcohol in over a year and a half.

3. Amount of light: ....Already use a light a work, but my home set-up needs improvement.

4. Use a magnifier:  ....Check!

5. Quit coffee : ....Very rarely drink caffeine (maybe 2-3 cups of tea a month)

6. Try green tea : ....Green tea is supposed to have as much caffeine as black tea. I use herbal teas instead.

7. Avoid sugar:  ....I avoid it like the plague, and I read product ingredients like they're going out of fashion! I have a treat maybe once a month.
Thanks again.

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paul8f:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on April 01, 2020, 02:30:57 pm ---....wanted us to move over to unleaded solder (we're exempt from RoHS regulations)....

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Just curious...., what sectors are exempt from RoHS?
paul8f:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on April 01, 2020, 05:23:19 pm ---May sound obvious, but just use a decent fume extractor.

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I open the window, and use a basic bench-top fume filter, but I've no way to direct the air outside. I'd really love a proper extraction system, but I can't afford one, and then there's the extra cost and hassle of boring holes in walls....
paul8f:

--- Quote from: Kilo Tango on April 01, 2020, 02:00:14 pm ---You might want to get checked out for Asthama

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I've heard it can be linked to asthma, but I think what might not be helping me is hay-fever, and possibly a mild food intolerance to something. Now just to figure out what that something is...!
jogri:

--- Quote from: paul8f on July 02, 2020, 06:34:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: Zero999 on April 01, 2020, 02:30:57 pm ---....wanted us to move over to unleaded solder (we're exempt from RoHS regulations)....

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Just curious...., what sectors are exempt from (the ban of leaded solder by) RoHS?

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Primarily automotive but also telecommunications (partly)
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