[sdiy] Which solder is safer for home projects ?

[Jason Proctor]

thanks for the info - i feel so much better!



On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 12:38 AM, <mskala at ansuz.sooke.bc.ca> wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015, Jason Proctor wrote:
> > dumping the organic flux down the sink isn't particularly enviro
> friendly,
> > for sure. however, i do find the populated boards very tidy and clean,
> and
>
> It's lemon juice.  Citric acid.  The only environmental issue there is the
> metal that may have been dissolved in the flux, and given the number of
> people here who even give serious consideration to using lead for new
> construction, I wouldn't worry too much about traces of tin, copper, and
> silver from modern water-wash solder.
>
> --
> Matthew Skala
> mskala at ansuz.sooke.bc.ca                 People before principles.
> http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/
>
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