> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] De la part de Codesuidae
> Envoyé : juin 16 2006 13:01
> À : Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> Objet : Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Board Image from Brother
> Laser printer on catalog paper
>
>
> I microwave mine. ... I wouldn't try it
> this way for large quantities of etchant.
>
> Dave K
I'm very wary of the fumes from heated etchant. I'm sensitive to cigarette
smoke and noticed that I cough after I etch PCBs. I'm sure that even at
room temperature there are fumes from ferric chloride, not much, but a bit.
I have a vacuum pickup and filter on my soldering iron, I noticed that
helped a LOT. One last area I need to improve there is the soldering
tweezers, they let off soldering fumes as well and I'm breathing those
directly. I get a lightly sore throat for a day or so after I solder.
I'm 45 and would like to see 80. I don't smoke, do drugs or drink much so I
think there's a good chance I might get there. Once I have my prototype
finalized, I'm outsourcing all this crap and letting some other sucker
breath all these toxic fumes.
Robert
:)