[sdiy] More DIY hazards.....

[John Mahoney]

>Those fumes from soldering flux...

Bad for your arteries is what I recall.


>If you are just building a board or two, then good venilation is probably
>enough.
>
>If you are doing more or are in production then I would like to rec a
>handy fan with an activated charcoal filter made by Weller. The WSA350 is
>about $50 but I saw a cheaper version on the web somewhere. It actually
>does absorb the smoke and the filter lasts a very long time even in
>production areas.
>
>My production area used to reek from flux fumes but now there is NO odor!
>--
>John Blacet


I've got one of these $ 27.99 ones:
         http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=15166+TL
Works fine for me, but John B. outsolders me by pounds to the ounce!

John