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Re: Slightly OT: Question on commercial PCBs (such as PC computer motherboards) vs "one off" or prototype PCBs (Oshpark / JLCPCB)


 

On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 06:29 AM, Roy Thistle wrote:

It could be.
But welding machines get hot. And so, that drives out VOCs that wouldn't
normally be driven out in such concentrations, at room temperature.

Roy Thistle
The smell in the welders was evident on brand new units and replacement PCB's
Over time it went away.

Other brands from Europe (Kemppi, ESAB, etc), Australia (Cigweld) and USA (Lincoln) didn't have the same strong smell.


Jared

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