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Re: Splattering solder into eye?

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Date	2023-07-09 08:31 -0700
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Subject	Re: Splattering solder into eye?
From	Michael Terrell <terrell.michael.a@gmail.com>

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On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 11:54:43 PM UTC-4, whit3rd wrote:
> 
> The Oatey stuff is intended for plumbing, is basically zinc chloride (acid) 
> particles in a petroleum jelly suspension. If there's going to be running 
> water in contact with the joint, it washes away the acid, but... for 
> soldering DRY wires, or pipes that hold vacuum (physics lab stuff) 
> that acid doesn't get removed. Bad things happen. 
> 
> For potable water, it's generally recommended not to drink from 
> the newly-soldered plumbing for a couple of days, then to open 
> your taps and flush the pipes out before tasting the water. 
> 
> The petroleum jelly is benign.

They also made rosin cored solder, back in the '70s.

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Re: Splattering solder into eye? whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2023-06-17 20:54 -0700
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