That's the idea. I find when I haven't welded for awhile I need more light. Eventually if I'm welding a lot with too much light my eyes will get tired so I dial it darker.
Earlier this year I cut down the bucket on my garden tractor loader, it was 42" wide, I want it 36" so it'll fit in the compost bin. That was a lot of fairly mindless welding where I didn't have to see too well. I set the helmet fairly dark for that. Mine has a setting for speed of darkening, I always put that on the fastest setting. My older helmet had battery failure, the darkening still worked but it was delayed. I got flashed a couple times which is not great but probably not permanently damaging. I figured out how to rig it to run on AAA batteries instead of button cells and used it another 5 or 6 years. Eventually the darkening circuit slowed so badly I just couldn't use it any more and I replaced it. -Curt On Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 10:46:22 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Yes, it is adjustable. If I understand correctly, the lens block UV regardless of setting, which is the dangerous light. So it's safe to dial the darkness back until you can see adequately? Allan On Mon, Aug 22, 2022, at 14:51, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > Most are somewhat adjustable. Look for a knob or switch that will change > the degree of darkness. > > Randy > > > On 22/08/2022 2:13 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> I have an inexpensive auto-darkening welding helmet. Pretty sure I got it at >> Harbor Freight. >> >> It works OK but when it darkens all I can see is the point of light that is >> the arc. I can't see a "puddle" or really even what I am welding. >> >> Is this normal or would a better helmet not get so dark but still offer >> adequate eye protection? >> >> Or does welding in the sunlight or bright lighting help? I'm welding in my >> garage which is not brightly lit. >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
