Also, solder fumes aren't toxic!
Also, solder fumes aren't toxic!
That being said, you should wash your hands after dealing with leaded solder and consider some disposable gloves if you're going to be doing a long session.
The only thing in lead solder fumes is the rosin, which is benign except being an asthma sensitizer, so you should probably take precautions if you have asthma. Other then that it's basically harmless.
If you think Orcad is good, you've never used Eagle.
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Edit: ...is that Chris Gammell? How did I not know this was a thing he made?
So which one is better between Altium and Eagle?
For reference Altium is still around $7500 plus $1500 per year for updates and Eagle without board restrictions is $1600.
I really just find it hard to do hobby projects in Eagle because I'm so used to Orcad's workflow by now. All the shortcuts are different. :(
If the solder has lead the fumes are toxic. If the solder has a rosin flux the fumes are toxic, and the operator needs ventilation to keep exposure below recommended levels.
It's a bad idea to be breathing in the fumes, but obviously this depends on how much you're breathing. At most risk are people who solder all day everyday.
I encourage you to support this statement. Lead doesn't vaporize at anywhere close to soldering temperatures, and from what I have read there is no lead component to soldering fumes and consequently no exposure through respiration.
Rosin and particularly No-Clean fluxes do pose a respiratory hazard, so fume extraction is a good idea regardless.