Does solder fume contain lead content?

You are a hypochondriac.

No. No lead fumes.

Probably, breathing the flux is having an effect on you. Try using a fume extractor. The flux would be a different formulation for lead vs. lead-free solder. There is very little lead in fumes at normal soldering temperatures-- you'll absorb more if you don't wash your hands properly before eating.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

It may be the rosin. Is your area well ventilated?

Al

The most likely thing is that you are imagining the problem. You have heard that lead is bad stuff and your mind is creating problems to match the expected results.

Less likely but still reasonable is that you are reacting badly to the flux that is in the lead solder but not the flux in the lead free.

The real effects of metal poisoning are generally very slow in onset and extremely slow to go away.

When it comes to direct medical problems, the lead free solder is far more dangerous that the stuff with lead in it. Have you noticed that you are putting on weight, not feeling like you have as much energy, or losing your hair? Answer this question before you read on.

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I just made that last bit up. Did you answer yes? Many people would have.

Full disclosure: this company makes and sells fume-extraction systems.

Try and get more pay for working with the lead solder. Let me know what happens :P

IIRC I read somewhere that the lead does not "atomize" and if it did it wouldn't be light enough to be dragged into the rising rosin smoke.

You can also worry about mercury poisoning if you have old amalgam fillings. D from BC

Nah, lead is slow. And primarily a digestion hazard, anyway. (Caveat: cilliary action in the lungs leads to coughing up and swallowing whatever you breathe.)

Paranoia, posture and general fatigue are more likely candidates. Get up and walk around a bit.

Tim

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No, you're tired and paranoid.

You won't get any lead vapor unless your soldering temperature reaches

Hope This Helps! Rich

So what you`re saying is that there is no humidity unless the temperature reaches 212°F ?

Hope This Helps! Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

It's not lead vapor that you need to worry about. It's lead oxide dust in the smoke.

So spit! Hock a rosin loogie! ;-)

Or smoke cigarettes, which provides a protective layer of tar, and stimulates the cilia's flushing action. ;-) (the tobacco tar entrains and assists in the flushing of the _real_ toxins, like car exhaust, lead vapor, and the miasma that always accompanies self-righteousness. ;-) ;-) )

Cheers! Rich

Okay, Mister Smarty-Boots, what's the vapor pressure of lead at 370F?

;-) Rich

All that saltpeter they fed you in the army is starting to take effect.

Don't forget eye strain, you top posting twit.

Do 2 Wongs make a Wight?

You're a goddamned idiot. Protective layer of a known deadly carcinogen. What a retard you are.

Try running some blind tests.

A good way to acquire second degree burns. :-]

I agree with Richard. I know 300 degrees is far less then lead boiling point. However when being heated, the resin vapour may carry substantial amount of fine lead particles into the air. What do you think?