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Welding helmets, HF review |
Bartlett 914 |
Jan 2 2015, 06:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,216 Joined: 30-August 05 From: South Elgin IL Member No.: 4,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
OK I know this has been beat to death but I feel I have to bring it up again. I had a nice high dollar helmet that died. It had internal batteries that cannot be changed and one shorted. I fell for the low price HF helmet. It seemed to be OK and I did use it but I felt that I was getting "flashed". It just seemed to be a little slow. Well I was welding on my sons car replacing a panel. This requires lots of spots. Very short bursts. My eyes started seeing spots in the middle of my vision. Now I am welding in the dark. I purchased a Lincolin helmet. It has 4 sensors and several controls. The window is huge. I also used the "Cheater" lens. OMG what a difference. Helmet cost me 300.00 but I would go blind with the HF unit. In all fairness, there is a possibility the HF batteries are a little weak. I did put it in the sun for awhile. I am sure it could take more time for a full charge. There is no way to tell. The batteries cannot be changed or measured. The upside of this is my HF helmet makes for a nice grinding helmet by removing the lens
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tomeric914 |
Jan 3 2015, 07:46 AM
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One Lap of America in a 914! Group: Members Posts: 1,263 Joined: 25-May 08 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 9,101 Region Association: North East States |
Years ago I bought a Speedglas auto-darkening helmet. "Top of the line" they said. It was the absolute worst. Every start resulted in an arc flash. Changed the batteries to no avail, so back it went. The absolute worst.
Price isn't everything. Try before you buy if you can. I have a Jackson EQC that has been rock solid for 10+ years. I'm tempted to buy a new more adjustable one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) |
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