Finding lead in Stanley's Quencher

Post by mikewarot » Tue, Mar 19, 2024, 1:27 AM UTC

SomeoneFromCA wrote: post #69

mikewarot wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you want me to remove all the lead/tin solder from the stuff I'm repairing... and do WHAT with it, exactly? I've been using the same roll of Kestler fine solder since the I got it about 20 years ago at the Dayton hamfest. I'm not exactly a bulk distributor of the stuff. The ad-hominem attacks are un-called for. I was merely pointing out that the other used of lead involved boiling them off... and thus the lead was…

"20 years ago at the Dayton hamfest". yeah explains a lot. There is a lot animosity from older gen EEs towards lead free solder, lot of lies as the flux is more poisonous etc., however the point is in fact is not only personal harm, but reduction of consumption of lead at first place. The less lead is produced and thrown away the better.

Post by doubloon » Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 8:45 AM UTC

wakawaka28 wrote: post #32

doubloon wrote: post #9

I have the same problem with this as with retro youtubers using lead solder. Consumers are not the only ones that matter The people working in the factoriesare exposed to lead. The people at the mines are exposed to lead. The people in shuttered ghost towns like Pitcher Oklahoma are exposed to lead. The people transporting lead are exposed to lead. People working in recycling or waste management or landfills are expo…

That retro Youtuber gripe is silly. You really think it's worth getting bent out of shape that one guy is using a little bit of lead solder to repair a valuable antique thing full of lead solder and thus keep it out of the landfill? They want to use it for technical reasons. There are many more significant sources of lead than oddball hobbyists, such as aviation fuel. Technically most hazardous chemicals we ever use…