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Re:Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of C... by qz2 on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:44PM (#24665703)
To be fair my multimeter has that cancer warning on it from California. A multimeter!?!?
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Re:Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of C... by berkut on Friday October 02, 2020 @06:52PM (#24667849)
My new Fender guitar had a warning printed out in the case saying the product contains chemicals known to cause cancer...

Titled: California Proposition 65 Warning

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Re:Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of C... by arcticbull on Friday October 02, 2020 @03:25PM (#24666172)
Probably not RoHS compliant :)
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Re:Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of C... by qz2 on Friday October 02, 2020 @03:44PM (#24666357)
It’s definitely RoHS compliant as I’m in the UK and it says it is on the box.

Fluke 87V so not some cheapy banger.

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Re:Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of C... by schoen on Friday October 02, 2020 @03:40PM (#24666321)
My guess is lead solder, although there are lots of other possibilities.
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Re:Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of C... by arcticbull on Friday October 02, 2020 @04:07PM (#24666543)
I believe lead-free solder is required for RoHS compliance.
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