awkwardbydesign
Officially Awesome
I found the flux fumes with lead free solder to be horrible for my nose and throat. I won't use it. And while a fan is a good idea (I use one if I am soldering a lot of leads) it has to be angled exactly right or it cools the work too much. Sitting in the right place is more important, I find.I was under the impression that flux inhalation is the dangerous bit as that burns off, but the lead stays put. Is this correct? Fume extraction is the part I’m totally missing, I really need to land a little fan at some point as working on the floor (I have no space anywhere for a table) means I’m right over it whenever I do anything. If I soldered more regularly I’d definitely address this aspect.