[sdiy] drilling pcb boards...sore throat

John Blacet blacet at blacet.com
Sat Oct 18 16:39:58 CEST 2008


--If there is residual water in the PCB holes, such as when you are using
331 solder and have just washed the board, the solder can explode when it
hits the water. Not a huge deal but do wear your protective eyewear when
soldering or, more importantly, clipping leads!


> The only "solder in the eye" cases I have heard of, is when someone has
> been
> scavaging components and tugged a wire loose while desoldering it, with
> the
> wire jerking out & the solder going flying.
> Fortunately I've always worn glasses - I say fortunately, because I once
> got
> a splash of solder right across one lens doing just that.
>
> paul perry Melbourne Australia
>
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-- 
John Blacet




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