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Re:Soldering Wires – Here's a different way by outworlder on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @03:22PM (#32999879)
Why is it that the TS100 gets recommended so often?

I took a look at it, ultimately got a TS80P. It's smaller, and fed via USB-C. Seems to work perfectly fine.

> solder fume extractor

How big of a deal is solder fumes of unleaded solder?

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Re:Soldering Wires – Here's a different way by sandreas on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @03:36PM (#33000060)
> Why is it that the TS100 gets recommended so often?

  Higher temp
  lighter
  faster heat up
  easier temp adjustment
See https://oscarliang.com/ts80-soldering-iron-ts100/

> How big of a deal is solder fumes of unleaded solder?

Depends on solder, but spending $40 for not risking your health is affordable in my opinion...

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Re:Soldering Wires – Here's a different way by linker3000 on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @05:12PM (#33001194)
The fumes come from the flux, and they're not that great for you in quantity.

Soldering temperatures will not vaporize lead or the metals in unleaded solder.

There is also some conjecture that the fluxes used in unleaded solder produce more aggressive fumes.

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Re:Soldering Wires – Here's a different way by ThatPlayer on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @04:01PM (#33000388)
The TS100 tips are not compatible with the TS80P last I checked. The TS100 uses generic T12 tips that are easier to get. Same as the Pinecil too.
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Re:Soldering Wires – Here's a different way by snvzz on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @10:50AM (#33008644)
> How big of a deal is solder fumes of unleaded solder?

Worse than leaded solder, because the temperatures are higher.

The lead in leaded solder doesn't go up in fumes. Contamination is from touch. You should wash the board after you're done (with e.g. IPA) and your hands.

You also should try and not solder where you eat, and the other way around.

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Re:Soldering Wires – Here's a different way by snvzz on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:01PM (#33012518)
>Why is it that the TS100 gets recommended so often?

Because it's a good iron. So is the TS80p.

Pine64 has the Pinecil, a TS100-compatible improved replacement that is RISC-V based.

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