Topic: miller digital welding helmet?

[ninja turtle]

       ok, first off i searched and read both helmet threads and found nothing about digital. im buying the miller elite and wanted to know if its worth the extra cash for the digital? its only about 55 bucks more. so... anybody used one?

[Stinky]

how much you plan on welding??  all day every day??

the digital just lets you fine tune how the lense reacts to an arc light....

couple friends in my welding classes had the elites, awesome helmet, comfortable, windows a little bit bigger than my jackson  next gen eqc.... either way the more you spend, the better the product..

also, since your probably gonna be doin fab work on a truck with it, my jacksons too big, a buddy's speedglas is sickkk... its real slim n has shade 10s on the sides in case you cant turn your head and the hood far enough to see, but their $$$

[94MtnYote]

 I have the Boss Jackson EQC, the lens is huge, twice the size of most hoods. it has torch mode for cutting and clear for grinding, works great!
My instructor has a speed glass which seems to work out well for him.

[Hyena]

i use a miller elite digital all day at work.  they are great.  just don't throw them or drop them a lot. 

[ninja turtle [OP]]

how much you plan on welding??  all day every day??

the digital just lets you fine tune how the lense reacts to an arc light....

couple friends in my welding classes had the elites, awesome helmet, comfortable, windows a little bit bigger than my jackson  next gen eqc.... either way the more you spend, the better the product..

also, since your probably gonna be doin fab work on a truck with it, my jacksons too big, a buddy's speedglas is sickkk... its real slim n has shade 10s on the sides in case you cant turn your head and the hood far enough to see, but their $$$

no, i wont be welding all day every day. weekends mainly and sometimes at work. ive used the elite before and i know thats the hood i want. thing is that im already droping a grip of cash so whats about 60 more..... right? i dont know.
      

[ninja turtle [OP]]

i use a miller elite digital all day at work.  they are great.  just don't throw them or drop them a lot. 

thats good to hear. so its a little touchy? im pretty easy on my tools but after a couple  i tend to get a little careless.
        how often do you mess with the controls?

[KYOTA]

I went from a Huntsman 951 (non auto) big window to a Miller Elite recently and holy what a huge difference, I can actually see !  I dont have the digital but highly recommend the Miller auto hoods