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I used my new auto-dark welding helmet yesterday and the day before, installing lighted signs. It sure is nice not having to tip your helmet all the time. But, awhile afterwards my eyes were quite tender and my vision was exceptionally blurry.
The reaction time on this outfit is so fast that any flash is undetectable but I wonder if that thousanth or millionth of a second does any harm.
Anybody have any experience with these.
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7404 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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if there is a setting on your helmet for lens darkness usually 10 - 12 for MIG and Tig...make sure you have the right settings for the type of welder you are using....
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I get something similar if I'm using mine for long periods of time out doors when it is bright outside. My eye's are sensitive afterwards. However, I get the same thing with my tinted helmet visor or sunglasses. I think I'm just sensitive to light.
Ditto what Dale said, that's a good site.
-------------------- Jon Androsky Posts: 438 | From: Williamsport, PA | Registered: Mar 2002
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I have one works great best money ever spent for welding is it possible your helmets sensor is dirty I also think some are battery operated may need looking at. Also like what was said mine goes from 9-13 and I have mine set on 12.
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I've been using them for over a dozen years with no problems. I currently have three good ones and a bunch more which are only good for parts.
They work well and are very safe if adjusted properly. The only time they fail is if you drop them. I know from experience.
Your eye tiredness is probably from being under the dark helmet and then flipping it up constantly in the bright sunshine. That would cause eye strain after a while rather than the welding with your eyes properly shielded.
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If the helmet wasn't darkening fast enough thus allowing your eyes to get burnt, the symptom would be eyeballs that literally feel like they've been sunburned. The light emitted is strong enough to "sunburn" eyeballs and exposed skin. Been there too.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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Thanks guys I guess my eyes were just tired from being out in the sun all day.
My helmet is new and solar powered so the batteries shouldn't be a problem nor the sensor dirty. With the little soar panel, of course, the flash from the welder keeps the batteries charged. Cool huh?
Yeah...I've gotten flash burns from welding, Mike. Excruciatingly miserable when it starts itching.
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7404 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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Wayne, I have one of the solar ones too- it was great for two years, but I went to use it the other day and it didn't darken at all. I put it outside for a few days to 'recharge' and still zilch, so I went back to the old helmet-yuk! I haven't worked out if it's fixabel, but it was about $240 two years ago, and I feel should have lasted better. It wasn't a cheap chinese one either.
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