I think that might be termed a miscarriage. If you have a bad allergic reaction in the womb you will never live to be born. Sherpa Doug > -----Original Message----- > From: M. Adam Davis [mailto:adampic@UBASICS.COM] > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2:51 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [EE]: Tinning leads/Solder pot > > > I wonder how many people are allergic to pure water? ;-) > > -Adam > > Rick C. wrote: > > >Everyone's allergic to something. Some people even sunlight > is deadly. I > >was speaking in general terms in reference to flux. > >Rick > > > >Kevin Blain wrote: > > > >>Wrong. Flux is patricularly hazardous to health in some people. It > >>manifests itself as an allergic reaction. The effects > include those of > >>Asthma and Eczema, especially around the eyes. > >> > >>A solder pot however shouldn't have a lot of flux in it anyway. > >> > >>Regards, Kevin > >> > >>Rick C. Wrote:- > >> > >>>temperatures. I don't think the flux is very dangerous > >>>either. Acid flux is, but one does not use it for > >>>electronics. Flux is usually nothing more than organic rosin, > >>>beeswax, candle wax or cosmoline. A candle would vaporize > >>>more wax into the air. > >>> > >>-- > >>http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > >>mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > >> > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > >mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu