Topic: Auto-Darkening Welding Helmets - trust it or not?

[toy4x4ota]

i imagine you are right, but until i use one of those hoods mine works just fine

[KYOTA]

1/11,000 sec from pop to dark...now that's quality

Millers is 1/20k and picks up flash from as low as a 5 amp tig arc

[BLACKDOG]

here's my take..  im sorry i did not read through all the psots.. but  auto darkening helmets are awesome, if you do not weld for your career... I feel you will go blind or loose your vision because there is that very quick reaction time form the initial strike to the helmet darkeneing.. if you weld occasionally.. THen the auto darkeneing are brilliant..


sorry if this was already stated.. just do not have time to read through the entire post...

Dude, you'll go blind from sun reflection long before you go blind from a auto darkening helmet that is working right.  The reaction time of most of the helmets is incredible.  It's almost as if the helmet darkens right when you "think" about striking your arc. 

[Loki]

so...we ran out of gas and wire at the shop this weekend and went to upgrade a bottle to a 250. ended up getting a gold lense to try out. question is...does the gold lense go toward the outside or insde of the helmet? one side is gold the other is dark like a regular lense. i put it to the outside, just wanted to make sure

[skyscraper]

gold to the outside.  i couldnt believe the difference.  its so much easier to see.

[Loki]

cool...well i'll try it tomorrow night when we finish up some sliders then. that bottle is huge. sitting on the cart it's as tall as me LOL