I have had recently a light bronchitis , the doctor said it was because am allergic and also due to flu , but am afraid it was caused by solder smoke.Do you want to remove the smoke for fear of some kind of effect of the lead in solder, or for another reason?
If you have some kind of health issues then nothing wrong with taking precautions but as Gopher pointed out you really don't need to worry about the smoke as a health issue. And he knows what he is talking about. As I recall he is a chemical guy.I have had recently a light bronchitis , the doctor said it was because am allergic and also due to flu , but am afraid it was caused by solder smoke.
am afraid it will get worse if i don't do necessary precautions , if you got more advises please share.
I was going to mention the same as Gopher T mentioned. I have been soldering for over 60 years and I have no problems because of it, but it makes you feel better by all means get one of the devices mentioned.I have had recently a light bronchitis , the doctor said it was because am allergic and also due to flu , but am afraid it was caused by solder smoke.
am afraid it will get worse if i don't do necessary precautions , if you got more advises please share.
I found this stylish fume mask ., i may also builld a fume extractor using a Microwave fan , i only have to find a spot for air evacuation .Some of the guys at work use 12VDC computer fans and place them close to what they are soldering... it's pretty effective... and the fans are coated in 'stuff'. They guys at work solder for a living though and they are breathing the solder fumes every day for their whole career.
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I found this stylish fume mask ., i may also builld a fume extractor using a Microwave fan , i only have to find a spot for air evacuation .
Will you continue to wear this huge mask if your symptoms persist or will you attribute the symptoms to something else and stop wearing the mask?I found this stylish fume mask ., i may also builld a fume extractor using a Microwave fan , i only have to find a spot for air evacuation .
Thanks for all the opinions , and i wish everyone happy and healthy life .