The fumes are from the flux, if you’re evaporating lead your iron is a few thousand degrees too high.
Still shouldn’t breathe that, but that’s also true for lead-free solder
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spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m not about the percentage, but due to lead’s toxicity it is probably more important to avoid touching or brrathing in funes from lead soldier as much as possible. Beyond that wearing proper gloves and masks to avoid inhaling fumes will be safer than touching it and trying to wash it off.
Whatever other steps you take, stop licking the soldering iron.
Hagdos@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
But it tastes so sweet!
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
Only lick the soldering iron when it’s turned on. That way, the ouchies from the heat cancel out the ouchies from the lead poisoning. Trust me, I’m an expert at licking things other people say shouldn’t be licked
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hey siri, how do I arouse a soldering iron?
oo1@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
Shove some electricity up the arse, works on mine.
orb360@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I’ve heard that one set of nerves registers the ouchies from heat, and a separate set of nerves registers the ouchies from the lead poisoning… So you actually get hellfire ouchies instead of them cancelling out.