[tinwhiskers] Re: If you thought that RoHS was a one hit wonder, you were sadly mistaken.
- From: "Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE)" <Dewey.Whittaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tinwhiskers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:26:15 -0700
I did too and there's nothing wrong with me, there's nothing wrong with
me, there's nothing wrong with me, there's nothing wrong with me.
Dewey
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From: tinwhiskers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tinwhiskers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Landman
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:06 PM
To: tinwhiskers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tinwhiskers] Re: If you thought that RoHS was a one hit
wonder, you were sadly mistaken.
I've used my teeth as that 3rd hand to hold solder too, Rod. What a
small world :-) this is! And breathed in my share of rosin flux fumes.
I'm just fine thanks. My chronic asthma (which isn't that bad) goes
back to when I was a kid (before I started soldering (started at age 10
as I recall and I'm now almost 65). The sal amoniac I used in tin shop
in the 7th grade, now that was bad to inhale.
I wouldn't place too much stock in what the EU classifies as dangerous
chemicals though. They have lost all credibility in my mind by their
behavior over lead.
Did you ever hear the story about the boy who cried wolf? That boy now
works at the EU.
Bob Landman
H&L Instruments,LLC
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From: tinwhiskers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tinwhiskers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rod Dalitz
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 4:57 PM
To: tinwhiskers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tinwhiskers] Re: If you thought that RoHS was a one hit
wonder, you were sadly mistaken.
On 3 Sep 2008, at 21:29, Bob Landman wrote:
> Interestingly, the criteria of selecting these substances are
> evocative of REACH not RoHS. The criteria were "substances classified
> as CMR, PBT / vPvB or endocrine disruptors",
Now there is a word which stops me in my tracks. I cannot get excited
about the dangers of lead in the environment, since my generation grew
up with leaded petrol, lead-based paint, I used to hold the tin- lead
solder in my mouth since I lacked a third hand when soldering, and so on
- I had a test for lead in my system, and it showed nothing.
And yet, based on what I have read, the estrogen-like chemicals (which
include plasticizers and are all around us every day) have the potential
to destroy our civilisation just as effectively as climate change.
It is hard to guess which substances are truly frightening. That
judgment should be based on scientific evidence, and knowledge of the
consequences and alternatives, that is the message which this forum
returns to.
regards, Rod
rod.dalitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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