johnnymarijuana
Newbie level 1
This is my first experience with solder and I had a problem.
I bought the 40 lead/60 tin off the internet because I've read that non-lead solder is not too good to use in most projects and I don't have a really hot iron for the other kinds of lead-free solder.
I ordered a bunch of health supplements at the same time with the 40/60 solder which I did not expect that the company I ordered from would combine the health supplement bottles with the solder package in the same box.
When I got the box of items I could immediately notice the scent of metal right away... while it was still in it's packaging.
I've never been this close to actual lead solder before but it stunk up my house coming out of the box and was kind of overwhelming while I had to figure a place to put it until I can use the solder, so I put it on the back porch (which is close to my bedroom) in another box (still sealed in it's packaging).
Then I woke up randomly and couldn't sleep that night for some reason... I had lot of trouble getting back to sleep.
I called poison control and asked them if it would be safe to eat the health supplements even though the outside of the bottles smelled like the solder. They stated that as long as all the products were in sealed packages that I should be fine but I am still kind of terrified.
I still don't exactly 'buy it' but I guess it would be safe even though no amount of lead is supposed to be safe for ingestion.
I bought the 40 lead/60 tin off the internet because I've read that non-lead solder is not too good to use in most projects and I don't have a really hot iron for the other kinds of lead-free solder.
I ordered a bunch of health supplements at the same time with the 40/60 solder which I did not expect that the company I ordered from would combine the health supplement bottles with the solder package in the same box.
When I got the box of items I could immediately notice the scent of metal right away... while it was still in it's packaging.
I've never been this close to actual lead solder before but it stunk up my house coming out of the box and was kind of overwhelming while I had to figure a place to put it until I can use the solder, so I put it on the back porch (which is close to my bedroom) in another box (still sealed in it's packaging).
Then I woke up randomly and couldn't sleep that night for some reason... I had lot of trouble getting back to sleep.
I called poison control and asked them if it would be safe to eat the health supplements even though the outside of the bottles smelled like the solder. They stated that as long as all the products were in sealed packages that I should be fine but I am still kind of terrified.
I still don't exactly 'buy it' but I guess it would be safe even though no amount of lead is supposed to be safe for ingestion.