FInally. Bought a Gaussmeter

[JGundry]

The respirator idea would work but would be uncomfortable for any extended period of time. If you are not doing soldering on a daily basis then you can probably get buy with less. But still just doing a little bit of soldering in a confined space can make for a smoky experience pretty quickly.

[soundmasterg]

Hey Wolfe if you're looking for money to blow to get under the tax limit for income, you can pay me a consulting fee or two!

[Zhangliqun]

I've managed just fine without one. I always did a Pull-test on the magnets to make sure one side wasn't really weak.

I've been doing it that way for a while too -- just seat-of-the-pants feel (or I guess tip-o-the-fingers, more accurately), as in, how hard is it to pull off this iron weight?

BUT, for the sake of consistency/accuracy, I think there's a gaussmeter in my future too.

[Spence]

I've been watching the trail of this thread with interest.

Just how many guys on this forum are making enough pickups to justify rediculous fume extraction systems ? I can just imagine you getting into the white anti biological suit too....



Desk top extractors are adequate. Let's stop being silly please.

As for gaussmeters, get one before you get the white suit and fume extractor.

[NightWinder]

A killer bag of Green Behavior modification kills more cells. I like to call the green stuff the "attitude adjuster". Hummmm.......I'm now wondering if a vaporizer is kinda like a fume extractor? Either way, IM BUZZIN!!