Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!.POSTED.yhxzq0GkjhLBn92zR4Tlsw.user.gioia.aioe.org!not-for-mail From: Corvid Newsgroups: sci.electronics.basics Subject: Re: Splattering solder into eye? Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 18:52:06 -0700 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <370da996-cdd2-491e-a804-f1d0c06994f4o@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: yhxzq0GkjhLBn92zR4Tlsw.user.gioia.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.8.0 X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.9.2 Xref: csiph.com sci.electronics.basics:53882 On 06/13/2020 06:08 PM, Jasen Betts wrote: > On 2020-06-14, AK wrote: >> On Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 10:57:30 AM UTC-5, Peter Hucker >> wrote: >>> Has anyone ever actually been unlucky enough to get solder >>> splattering into their eye? I've had it hit my leg, hand, and >>> face, but never in my eye. How bad is it? >>> >> How are you managing to splatter solder that far? > > Here's one way: > > Form a small ring in one lead of a a leaded part (like like a through > hole resistor, but this works best qith glass body diodes like > IN4148) Put a blob of solder over the ring > > Now, hold the other lead with one hand (or in a vise), clean the tip > of the soldering iron and use it to and wipe off the excess solder > from the ring. > > If you pluck the lead (like a guitar string) it wil spring back > flinging solder I have a 132 oz. Blitz gas can that works similarly. I remove the outer cap and pull the springy retractable spout up until it clicks into place while flinging droplets into my face.