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Its great for the occasional welder. Its light weight and has nice useful adjustment settings for a modest price. This Auto-Helm AH88BK Pro Series Auto Darkening Welding Helmet Black works well. It has darkness settings from 9-13. I'm not sure how it will hold up under Tig and other high heat welding in daily use do to its light construction.I love it and use it for occational stick welding. It also has a grinding setting plus a speed of darking setting.
The amps and volts were adjusted accordingly and in the middle of the second pass, the lens started to go black. I was MIG welding 1 inch thick V-groove steel plates in the horizontal position. It may cost more, but it won't cost you a job. I suggest if you're shopping for helmets, go with Lincoln, Hobart, or a trusted name thats been in the business. I bought this helmet from MaxTool.com (beware-these guys are tricky) and the first time I used it at a job interview during my weld test, the entire face plate and surrounding area melted-yes, MELTED. The auto-dark sensor died and I completed the test the best I could. There's a reason why these auto-helm brand helmets are cheap, keep that in mind. Trying to get MaxTool to replace the helmet was a nightmare; I argued that it might be defective but they didnt want to hear it because it was past their 30 day policy.
I have had trouble seeing the work area when I closed the standard welding helments window.So I purchased the automatic Darkening Welding Helment and found out it was flawless. The helmet automatic dimmining is a great invention. This automatic helmet also keeps both hands free during start, weld stricking, and after the arc stops the weld scene is again visible. I have been stick welding for several years. You can see the welding area quite clearly when you are stricking the area to start welding. I give this product on a 1 to 5 rating a 10. Then when the arc starts the scene is electronically dimmed just enough to protect your eyes and yet you can still see the area you are trying to weld.
Nice to finally have an adjustable auto-dark helmet. Only issue I have with it is that there isn't a shield to hard hat adapter. Had to modify my Miller adapter to fit. Great welding. Shield works great, no issues.
Large viewing area, ratchet adjustable head piece, grinding mode, adjustable darkness and sensitivity. Apparently, great technological strides have been made in these things in the last 10 years. It's a great buy. My old Jackson helmet gave up the ghost after ten years and I was having trouble seeing the welding area with it. My old helmet cost me $125 and it was never the helmet this one is.
I ordered this helmet and it is great. The best thing about it is the large, clear viewing area. It's so much clearer than my old helmet ever was. I don't know how long it will last, but for the price, I'm sure it's a great deal.
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