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probably the smoke, wear like a mask or something =)
Do you use flux or solder with flux?Flux allergies aren't unknown, something to do with plant extracts in it or something like that.Also, wear a mask if you don't already, it should stop the symptoms whatever is causing them.
My solder has flux in, it could be flux, i could be allergic to it, wow that would suck since im so into electronics, or could be allergic to lead or something? is that even possible? Lead allergies?I wear a FPP3 mask which should stop it anyway, seems to not have worked
Try lead-free solder maybe?I think this might be what I'm thinking of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosin#PropertiesMaybe try a small test not using flux and lead, see what happens.
I just get really shakey hands when I solder, hopefully that will calm down soon. And how did you manage to get non-lead-free solder? I thought they wern't supposed to sell solder with lead in it any more?
in the industry soldering is required to be done using a fume extractor, like under a hood with hepa filters. Try using a fan to blow ur fumes away from you.Or there are hundreds of DIY fume extractor projects out there:http://www.instructables.com/id/Fume-Extractor/It sux being allergic to something you love, many people are allergic to pets and still have them, they just figure out how to deal with it. I love hunting and I hunted whitetail deer for years and years before I actually got one, come to find out I am highly allergic to their dander. My first deer I shot made, my face pretty much swell shut.....go figure. Since I am able to minimize my reaction to them by taking steps to reduce my exposure. The point of my babling on this: you may never figure out a way to cure ur issue but most certainly there is a way to ease the severity of it.
You hunt? And phenomenal, my soldering iron has a fume extractor built into the handle and it extends alongside the tip, always gets in the way but it works well. I also have an external fume extractor.
I say start out with the one from maplins. Then over time you will accumulate stuff to make one, once you know what you need to keep and eye out for.I know from newegg I can get a fan and controller for like $6(controller=fanmate2), but u brits get screwed on prices.you can make a fan controller with a 555 timer, a transistor, a potentiometer and a few diodes and resistors and caps. I can link you if ur interested.