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-Tesserex- t1_iy1luzj wrote

It's apparently due to a dot of solder on the bottom of the cup. Who isn't using lead free solder by now anyway? How could you be so dumb?

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The_White_Light OP t1_iy1qplf wrote

> Who isn’t using lead free solder by now anyway?

Iirc, lead-free solder was the cause of so many failures of XBOX360s. The heat-cycling of specific components would cause the solder to become brittle, and connections would fail.

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GetlostMaps t1_iy29fl7 wrote

It's great you can eat xboxes safely though.

Probably should unplug it first.

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os101so t1_iy5k3r7 wrote

only the solder was edible out of the box. the silicon and plastic parts need to be boiled before consumption

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Raichu7 t1_iy3n0ic wrote

So long as the people manufacturing Xboxes had appropriate PPE to keep them safe from lead fumes, no one is going to be ingesting lead from Xboxes. Baby bottles on the other hand need to be made from food safe products only.

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r_a_d_ t1_iy2u2k9 wrote

Yeah, I don't think Xbox is a relevant example.

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off_the_cuff_mandate t1_iy39a9k wrote

Military still uses lead solder in many applications. Lead solder joints don't crack from thermal cycling and don't develop tin whiskers.

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chronous3 t1_iy39r7r wrote

I use lead solder on my old game consoles, but as a hobbyist who only solders every great once in a while.

I also always have a fan going to make sure the fumes are blown away from me while doing it.

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