Slick Chick
Gottlieb, 1963While soldering in a new coil on my Slick Chick I noticed that the old solder was much brighter then my new solder when melted. I know silver was used for some electronic soldering. Silver was still in coins in 1963, wondering if it was also in the factory solder?
Quoted from alb0711:While soldering in a new coil on my Slick Chick I noticed that the old solder was much brighter then my new solder when melted. I know silver was used for some electronic soldering. Silver was still in coins in 1963, wondering if it was also in the factory solder?
Probably not silver...more likely very high lead content solder. It would be very shiny.
Quoted from alb0711:That makes sense. I hadn't thougth about additional lead. Better not breath that stuff when soldering!
Breathing is not the problem with lead...you get way way more lead through the absorption on the skin. Just wash your hands before eating and you will be fine. The fumes, well they are from the flux. Still probably not good for you to breathe in, I've been doing it for years...and I'm just weird. I tend to flush that out with Marlboro smoke.
Quoted from wayout440:Breathing is not the problem with lead...you get way way more lead through the absorption on the skin. Just wash your hands before eating and you will be fine. The fumes, well they are from the flux. Still probably not good for you to breathe in, I've been doing it for years...and I'm just weird. I tend to flush that out with Marlboro smoke.
+1... wash hands well after handling and there should be no problems...
although i don't flush it out with newport (in my case) smoke while i'm actually soldering... i'm not that brave...
Quoted from wayout440:I tend to flush that out with Marlboro smoke.
Same technique I use.
Quoted from ccotenj:although i don't flush it out with newport (in my case) smoke while i'm actually soldering... i'm not that brave...
You don't have to smoke while you're soldering just within about a ten minute period afterwards.
Quoted from terryb:You don't have to smoke while you're soldering just within about a ten minute period afterwards.
i'm good then... 
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