Ensure Your Soldering Safety with a Fume Extraction System

When soldering, hazardous smoke and fumes, which are harmful to your health, can often be inhaled. These fumes are present in many workplace environments, and can lead to serious health complications in the long term.  Operations that use lead-free solder, lasers, solvents, and adhesives are especially at risk. Long term medical problems and short term problems like nosebleeds, eye irritations, and sore throats are common when breathing in solder fumes, and can easily be prevented by using a fume extraction system in the workplace.

Don’t put yourself or others at risk when soldering anymore. Fumes and gases that result from soldering are dangerous to all in the area, and many of the dangerous fumes are invisible or odorless. It’s best to take all safety precautions to ensure your health and the health of others is not compromised. The Weller Fume Extraction System offered by StellarTechnical.com removes airborne pollutants to reduce long-term and short-term breathing problems for employees. This fume extraction system consists of an F5-class fine dust filter and an H12 HEPA/Carbon filter that filters fumes at an efficiency of 99.5%.

Simple to use, and designed to last, the Weller WFE2ESKIT1 Fume Extraction system is a trusted way to keep yourself and your employees protected against long-term health effects due to soldering fume inhalation. Stay safe with the best soldering materials and production supplies at StellarTechnical.com.

Personal Grounding Anti-Static Bracelets

If you work in the field of electronic repair, it’s important to have the necessary tools to get the job done. Perhaps one of the most important and even underrated accessories is the antistatic wrist strap. Also known as an ESD wrist strap or ground bracelet, this antistatic device is used to safely ground a person working on very sensitive electronic equipment. The ground bracelet works by preventing the buildup of static electricity on the body, which can result in electrostatic discharge. Electrostatic discharge can actually damage electronic devices, rendering them unfixable.

Ground bracelets are also commonly used by those who work around explosives to prevent electric sparks that can set off an explosion.  A static control grounding bracelet like the Desco 09100 Jewel Sapphire Elastic Wrist Strap is commonly worn on the non-dominant hand. The bracelet is connected to ground through a coiled cable and 1-megohm resistor, which allows for high-voltage charges to leak through, but prevents any type of shock hazard when working with low-voltage parts. The 09100 Jewel Wrist strap features a soft fabric elastic band for comfort and a high-visibility sapphire blue cord with superior strain relief.

Anti-static garments and accessories like grounding bracelets are required for anyone who is working on electrical components. Not only do these accessories ensure you don’t damage sensitive equipment, but they help ensure your safety and the safety of others as well.  Browse our selection of static control wrist straps and more at StellarTechnical.com today.