Lead solder in clearomizers!

[br5495]

Oh golly. That means that some of my old C-E2's have lead in them.

I'm gonna die........... I'm gonna die........... I'm gonna die........... I'm gonna die........... I'm gonna die........... I'm gonna die........... I'm gonna die...........

 

[MissP]

But, you'll go out in a cloud of vapor!

 

[Turbo]

I think it's important to think of the metal and clears as two different lines in a sense...

My r5 clearos and metals both had fat wicks...
I think r6 is for clearos with fat wicks and thicker plastic on the clearo sleeves.

Two more batches past r5/6, no idea what they call them...

The black jacket on the ceramic cup doesn't go as far up anymore...so the wicks don't get squished or pinched against the sleeves as much.

They now send metal syringe needles in the box instead of those flimsy nylon ones.

That's the problem w/ the revision numbers, especially w/ 5 & 6. I don't think minor changes should be noted as a revision but certainly the fat wicks should have one.

lol @ 'br'

 

[TomCatt]

Hmmm...I have R4 clearos. I guess that gives me a better than even chance of not getting lost in a corner and trying to eat my tongue.

 

[br5495]

But, you'll go out in a cloud of vapor!

I'll be willing to bet that none of that cloud will contain vaporized lead.

 

[stillalive]

Magnus, have another huge thank you! I really appreciate all the work you've done. Now to figure out if my clearos are really r4 or not... they have the nylon filler tool but I can't tell if they have ceramic or plastic inside them. Ah well. Doesn't sound like the amount of lead (if there is any) will kill me!

 

[Turbo]

Magnus, have another huge thank you! I really appreciate all the work you've done. Now to figure out if my clearos are really r4 or not... they have the nylon filler tool but I can't tell if they have ceramic or plastic inside them. Ah well. Doesn't sound like the amount of lead (if there is any) will kill me!

They haven't used plastic for the cup since r2 and never on clearos, so you have a ceramic cup.

 

[Penner]

Thank you Magnus for doing this, I try to read all of these threads. I wish the FDA would actually spend some money on something worthwhile like you just did.

 

[son et lumiere]

It's solder in that picture not lead.

 

[MagnusEunson]

It's solder in that picture not lead.

Ohh kay.... umm. Did you read the thread? It's obviously solder in the picture, his concern was that he thought it was a solder that contained lead which most certainly exists and was the norm for decades. And with the lead (and other) scares out of China wanted to be as sure as feasible we weren't dissolving and vaping lead. -Magnus

 

[BuzzKill]

Considering it has already been found by Mangus though I'm not so sure that "a common composition table" matters to much here Buzz. Just saying,,,, What if some of the major Atty/Carto manufacturers are using the bad stuff, I know I would like to know about it and have a choice to use the manufacturer that wasn't using it

I was just pointing out the facts of MOST solder as a FYI that is all , the Chinese could be doing ANYTHING ???

Oh and BTW THANKS MAgnus for doing these tests YOU ROCK !!!

 

[Stownz]

Failomizers Strike Again, maybe it wasn't burnt plastic we were tasting: burnt lead maybe?

 

[polsmoka]

... the Chinese could be doing ANYTHING ???

Yes the whole Chinese nation is conspiring to put lead in our ?mizers.

 

[tiburonfirst]

in my mind this test was very necessary - and thank you, magnus, for doing it - but it has very little to do with chinese manufacturing. unfortunately, no matter where in the world something is being made the matter of safety very often gets overlooked for the sake of profits or indifference.
we have enough of that right here in the states.

 

[ShannonA]

Hey Magnus I was following this thread yesterday. Thanks a bunch the hubby uses clearos so as you might imagine I was paying very close attention. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

 

[Credo]

in my mind this test was very necessary - and thank you, magnus, for doing it - but it has very little to do with chinese manufacturing. unfortunately, no matter where in the world something is being made the matter of safety very often gets overlooked for the sake of profits or indifference.
we have enough of that right here in the states.

I agree that safety and QC gets dangeriously bad at times, but I'm not convinced it's all about greed and profits. More often than not, people just don't know any better. Good hearted and minded folks dash out in the world and try to start companies and build communities....doing the best they can with what they have in terms of workforce, facilities, contacts, and materials. It only takes one small mistake to bring it all to a grinding halt for good.

I've seen many a fine young company get shut down for things they never forsaw...were never warned about, etc. Then there's the ones who did know better and could not afford to strive for better conditions...so they just never set up shop period...the idea moved to another country or community with less red tape willing to take a risk or two and try to create something from the ground up...getting better one step at a time as they could afford to do so.

When ever a young company like this dies....it usually takes an entire town or two with it. Not just the men in suits in the castle on the hill. So it's not really all about greed and profits.

 

[son et lumiere]

Ohh kay.... umm. Did you read the thread? It's obviously solder in the picture, his concern was that he thought it was a solder that contained lead which most certainly exists and was the norm for decades. And with the lead (and other) scares out of China wanted to be as sure as feasible we weren't dissolving and vaping lead. -Magnus

I'm pretty sure they stopped putting lead in solder like 10 years ago. Then again I could be wrong.

 

[tiburonfirst]

credo - i didn't write 'greed and profits' but 'greed and indifference' which covers a lot of your examples.

 

[Credo]

credo - i didn't write 'greed and profits' but 'greed and indifference' which covers a lot of your examples.

True...not really meant as a counter argument against you...
Just a thought

 

[tiburonfirst]

I'm pretty sure they stopped putting lead in solder like 10 years ago. Then again I could be wrong.

you are, look at this msds verified in 2007 and probably still being sold:

Product Information
Product Name: Radio Shack Lead Solder
Form: solid
Product Category: Arts & Crafts » Solder » electronics
Home maintenance » Electronics » solder
Home maintenance » Solder » electronics
Inside the Home » Electronics » solder

Customer Service: 800-843-7422
Date Entered: 2001-08-13
Related Items: Products with similar usage in this database





Manufacturer
Manufacturer: Radio Shack
(Distributor)
Address: 300 Radio Shack Circle
City: Fort Worth
State: TX
Zip Code: 76102
Telephone Number: 817-415-3700
Fax Number: 817-415-6880
Toll Free Number: 800-843-7422
Date Info Verified: 2007-02-07