barkin Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) Because that's what you told them? From their Terms & Conditions of Sale: ---x--- 1.5 RS is a business-to-business supplier. The RS website is intended for use by business customers and not by private individuals acting as consumers (“Consumers”). ---x--- Edited October 22, 2019 by barkin . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 57 minutes ago, Count Bassy said: I obviously count as a professional user for some reason. Anyone that dealt direct with RS used to be regarded as a professional user 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 56 minutes ago, taunton-hobbit said: Anyone that dealt direct with RS used to be regarded as a professional user 😎 Ah, RS Components. When I was an office equipment engineer, I used to love trawling through the new RS catalogues when they came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 20/10/2019 at 21:22, itu said: Melting point of lead (Pb) is around 330 degree Celsius and boiling point over 1700 Celsius. If you are able to boil the tin with your iron, I would love to know the model, as I want similar. might then be able to melt the lead-free stuff... Fixed... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 hour ago, ezbass said: Ah, RS Components. When I was an office equipment engineer, I used to love trawling through the new RS catalogues when they came in. Johnny-come-lately. When I was a kid my dad used to let me add a few bits to his Radiospares orders 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 20/10/2019 at 21:22, itu said: And the fumes are...? Flux, i.e. resin/rosin. It is true, you do not have to inhale it. The similar resins are there in the lead-free, too. Melting point of lead (Pb) is around 330 degree Celsius and boiling point over 1700 Celsius. If you are able to boil the tin with your iron, I would love to know the model, as I want similar. Lead-tin solder can give off lead fumes at 450C, just as warm water can mist a mirror at well below 100C. A big non-temperature controlled iron might reach 450C. Also if you solder using a naked flame (I do, it's not just useful for electrics) you will almost certainly go over 450C. I use leaded solder, but have a fume extractor I use if doing a lot (chiefly for the rosin fumes - I have some non-rosin chlorine free solder and it's not as good as rosin cored). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Every material gives matter to the air at the atomic level in nearly all temperatures. Like was the problem with 1 kg standard weight (in Paris, n'est-ce pas?). Sure, all amounts do mean a lot with a material like lead. A small fan is just so comfortable with any fumes, be it resin/rosin or metals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 25 minutes ago, itu said: Every material gives matter to the air at the atomic level in nearly all temperatures. Like was the problem with 1 kg standard weight (in Paris, n'est-ce pas?). Sure, all amounts do mean a lot with a material like lead. A small fan is just so comfortable with any fumes, be it resin/rosin or metals. I 3D printed a housing for a computer fan, which holds a couple of squares of cooker-hood carbon filter and runs off a wall wart. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 9 hours ago, barkin said: Because that's what you told them? From their Terms & Conditions of Sale: ---x--- 1.5 RS is a business-to-business supplier. The RS website is intended for use by business customers and not by private individuals acting as consumers (“Consumers”). ---x--- Wow, you're really into your small print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Not really, but if I'm signing up for something and agree to accept any terms that apply, I think it makes sense to find out what those terms are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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