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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000062.txt from 2003/05

From: "fred.sheim" <fred.sheim@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] New subject - Wires on oboe reeds
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 07:01:13 -0400

At 5/6/03 03:36 AM Tuesday, you wrote:

...snip

>Some truth: there is, indead, lead in most solder. It is usually the
>larger content. Lead-free solders tend to have other things (indium, for
>instance) which are just as nasty or worse on their own. The trick is
>that solder is generally an alloy, and like common table salt, the
>dangerous components are considerably less dangerous in the mix.

snip...

I disagree with this. The sodium and chlorine in salt indeed DO combine to
make a less dangerous compound, but the tin and lead in solder do NOT form
a harmless third compound. They are still raw tin and raw lead, with the
same dangerous properties they had when not combined.