Homebrew PCBs

This is another great story that had to be told. Thanks!  Mike


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "thepackrat741" 
<thepackrat741@y...> wrote:
> I want to mention that cleaners and degreasers ( solvents in 
> general ) can also be very dangerous, and that eye protection 
should 
> be worn AT ALL TIMES ...no matter how much of a pain it is to put 
> goggles on for a " quick task " ... it can save you a LOT of pain a 
> grief later.
> 
> When cleaning one small touched-up solder connection with a solvent 
> known as MEK , a TINY drop of the stuff splashed up from the end of 
> the acid brush and went into my eye. I ran to the water fountain 
and 
> washed my eye out with the cold water from the spigot. I stood 
there 
> for almost a half hour running that cold water into my eye. 
> Hell ...my NOSE FROZE from the water . But the eye would not stop 
> hurting.
>  A trip to the hospital emergency room revealed that the solvent 
had 
> WELDED the eyelid to the surface of the eyeball !!!
> Luckily NOT over the cornea or lens ! ...but many weeks of painfull 
> recovery followed with eyedrops and salves . 
> 
> It was a horrible experiance, and even now ...20 years later , I 
can 
> still feel the "rough spot" on the surface of my eye when I blink.
> 
> Today I make sure I use a FULL FACE SHIELD to protect not only my 
> eyes ...but the REST of my "Handsome Visage" !!
> 
> Wear protection while clipping component leads too !! 
> 
> TPR