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===== Soldering Irons ===== | ===== Soldering Irons ===== | ||
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Is it really necessary to state that one end is dangerously hot, and that molten solder splashing onto skin will cause scarring? | Is it really necessary to state that one end is dangerously hot, and that molten solder splashing onto skin will cause scarring? | ||
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+ | Soldering produces toxic smoke. Don't breath this in. How toxic the smoke is depends on what time of flux you're using, but it's never healthy. We have a solder fume extractor -- use it! (and make sure it's positioned so that it's actually extracting the smoke). | ||
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This iron uses magnets to set the temperature. It makes it very accurate and good at holding temp, BUT the temperature cannot be adjusted. The tip we have is a low temperature tip, so may not be suitable for use with higher-temperature solder (such as lead free). | This iron uses magnets to set the temperature. It makes it very accurate and good at holding temp, BUT the temperature cannot be adjusted. The tip we have is a low temperature tip, so may not be suitable for use with higher-temperature solder (such as lead free). |