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    Quote Originally Posted by Gameguy View Post
    What should be pushed if anything are LED lightbulbs as they are lead and mercury free, ...
    You may want some kind of assurance from the mfr before assuming that the bulbs were assembled using lead-free solder. The few vendors I have asked have been unable to tell me if the bulbs they sold were in fact lead free. Those bulbs were not touted as being lead-free, however.
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    (With apologies to Yahtzee...)

    Short answer: No.

    Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo.
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    Holy crap. It's been a while.

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