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| Really RS Components, I am not allowed to order solder anymore?? |
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| mikeselectricstuff:
Apparently from 1 Mar 2018, sale of lead metal ( excluding roofing sheet, batteries or ammunition) is banned to consumers : https://ila-reach.org/2018/01/new-restrictions-and-labelling-requirements-affect-lead-from-march-1-2018/ |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: Yansi on February 10, 2021, 11:55:25 am ---And you're not even living in EU... those fuckturd want to even ban lead ammunition. (To be replaced by much more dangerous steel one) --- End quote --- The amounts of lead released into the environment through ammunition far, far, far, far, far exceeds what is released through electronics. It absolutely makes sense to switch ammo to something else. |
| Microdoser:
I ordered some the other day, and also a pair of tweezers to get free postage (final price was within pennies). They removed the solder from the order without telling me and charged me postage on the tweezers I did not need. I complained stating I would not accept the tweezers, had not agreed to pay postage, and I only wanted the solder. The solder was posted to me and I now have 500g of 60Sn/38Pb/2Cu 0.7mm solder, and some mediocre tweezers. Should last a while. |
| dcarr:
I've been using lead free solder for everything (down to 0201 SMD) for 15 years. Give it a shot! It's not much, if any, more difficult and you can eat pizza while soldering with no worries! |
| Siwastaja:
You can eat pizza equally well while working with leaded solder. While regulated (and monitored to some extent), all food, drinks and drinking water contain some lead. FDA says daily maximum intake for an adult to 12.5 µg/day. There is no way handling the metallic solder with your hands, then touching food with the hands unwashed would cause material to transfer in this amount. With solder paste, I would be much more careful. OTOH, if you are concerned about health effects, you should be really paying attention to the flux used in the solder. There are differences, and anecdotal comments always mention lead-free solder containing a more harmful flux. Whether this is actually true or not, I don't know, but it's worth spending your investigative time and energy on if you are concerned about health (which is obviously a good idea). |
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