Homebrew PCBs

> -----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
:)