First person that shows from inside when welding how the helmet and fast the reaction time is. Thank you. Everyone else talk about the helmet but doesn’t show it from inside.🎉
You can test a helmet using your tv remote infrared light. Just hold remote close to the lens sensors and push any button and the lens will darken if it working.
good job explaing how the lens works in 2 minutes , other videos speakers start blabbing for 20 minutes and at the end you cant make heads or tails what they said
10-20 minutes is a standard youtube length for a second ad for monetized channels. So that's why you often get a 3 minute topic spread out with filler. so it's partly by design for those wasting our time, but like you I am very glad for a simple camera-in-helmet experience in less than 5 min.
I'm new to welding and just going to keep it for simple projects. I bought an auto darkening helmet. The first thing I did is forget that the switch was on grind mode so it didn't darken. There's a sensitivity mode and delay mode. If I set the sensitivity mode to the max, it should react to arcs that aren't as bright, correct? If I set the delay to the max does that keep it in dark mode longer after the arc has ended or delay it from coming on sooner? I'm thinking it should keep it in dark mode longer. I was amazed how dark a regular mask is and how you can't really see anything. The auto darkening seems to be a good option, if the darkening mode is on and set to the right number or higher.
Excellent guide. I bought one of these and could virtually see nothing when I started welding, to the point I couldn't really see what I was doing - dangerous too! Surely not right. Plus perhaps the room (garage) is too dark and needs more lighting?
Great video and nicely explained .In my case ,my helmet is solar powered and I haven't used it for 2 years stored indoors.It darkens when welding but not as before or as in your video ,so I placed it outside to charge .If it doesn't,then have to buy a new one,I guess.Do you recommend solar or battery powered?
I’ve got a bossweld helmet and it has a lithium button battery and solar to keep it charged up. Can replace the battery when needed. It’s an X-Sight series helmet with an MR1 auto darkening lens.
The solar panels don't charge the battery, they power the darkening feature with the light emitted from the arc. The battery is just to power the electronics that control your sensitivity and delay.
What are some ways to deal with attention to detail during the "dark mode" , sorry for the probably silly description of that but I'm getting into welding now and not quite sure on all my terminologies. For instance if you have to make a tight corner or for irregular gap welds (not straight)?
just make sure when useing a mig with gas you push your gun away from you not pull it to you by doing so the gas will stay on the ark were its meant to be pulling it alows the gas to go everywere not stay on the ark were it needs to be its funny i see a lot of long time welders pulling the gun not pushing it if you push the gun your welds will look like a robot done them pull it and they look like an amiture did them i know this is a year old but i see a ton of ppl pulling the gun on youtube even welding teachers its not the corect way to weld with a stick you pull a migs oposite you push hope this helps incase you learnt from a welding teacher that dose it like useing a stick hope this helps.
@@rodobrien3488what you said is true if you are using gas with your mig, however I use a flux core for my mini mig so I have welded with both over the years mig/stick and have pushed or pulled on both depending on the situation and what worked the best for that job. Thanks for your comment, just wanted to add my two cents worth from my experience.👍
Thanks for the video! I start a welding class this upcoming winter . I got the generic Lincoln electric starter kit with welding hood just to get me going. In the kit with the hood it came with a extra green type plate/ shield for the hood .. what is that for?
Eventually the shield will get covered in splatter burn marks and scratches. They give you an extra to replace it with. They have a protective film you need to peel off. Good luck with your class!!
I was trying to check my welding helmet to see if it still works because it hasn't been used in about a year, it's about 3 years old, and I thought I'd point an LED flashlight directly at it and turn it on but it didn't work so I looked up different ways to check them and one of them said to flick on a lighter which worked. I'm confused on why the lighter worked but the flashlight didn't, the flashlight is much brighter.
Both welding and fire from a lighter produce infrared light and trigger the helmet. Most flashlights only produce visible spectrum light which doesn't. One common exception is a TV remote's IR LED.
I think I have a bit of Arc eye, even though I was wearing my auto-darkening helmet. Do you need to close your eyes for a split second so the lens has time to darken?
Do NOT store it in the dark or it will be dead next time you use it. I learned the hard way after storing them in a closet one summer. I store mine on a wall facing a window and no longer have issues. Over long holiday breaks (winter and spring break), I store them in the back of my lab cars facing the sun. Batteries are lasting much longer now. I suspect welding light does not charge them as it is a brief burst of light. I might be wrong though.
please tell me what is best setting sensitivity and delay i weld but my eyes cry next day please tell me i have shermanv6b mask i dont know how to set up
I have been using my welder for a few days but the light is pretty bright still and when I take it off I can see black spots and it takes a minute or two for me eyes to re-adjust. Is this gonna cause perm. damage?
Make sure your helmet is set to welding and not grinding or cutting. It will only auto darken on the welding setting. Adjust the dial on the helmet to make it darker, and you may have a sensitivity dial as well. Lastly, some helmets have a test button that you can press that will show the helmet darken before trying it with a live arc. If you're welding in the dark, it might be possible that your eyes will be more sensitive during welding because they are more dilated, but your helmet should definitely be checked.
@@HaxNotice Yeah I figured it out a while ago I was twisting the darkening adjustment wheel thinking it was just another headstrap wheel. No more dark spots after welding. Thanks man.
Usually they come with extra plastic covers for when the original gets covered in splatter burns. I keep them in a storage area and replace as needed. Thanks for watching
hey i just got a cheap mask and besides the thing on the side to adjust i have 2 small adjusters inside the mask too, sensitivity and delay , how should i set these?
@@jameswalter7565 the sensitivity affect when make spark on the weld, when you increase the sensitivity to high, the auto darkening will activate when it detect just a little spark.
The helmet needs to be directly viewing the arc for the helmet to go dark. If someone is standing in front of you or your hand blocks the arc flash, the helmet may flicker on and off. The helmet may also flicker if you are struggling to weld a good bead and the welder is flashing and popping a lot. If none of these things are true, then the helmet might need new batteries or be going bad. Talk to your instructor.
@@jameskogan6401 That happens a lot in my class when students are watching other students weld. Have the teacher test the helmet to make sure it is working properly.
So I have a hand me down helmet. I replaced the battery. When I look at a light on the ceiling it darkens. But It won't darken with a lighter, or a flash light. So, I'm curious if it'll darken with a arc
If you look at a fluorescent ceiling light it usually darkens. A lighter or flashlight are not strong enough. Odds are it will work. Just going to have to try. You will know real quick if it's not working.
Flash you. If it's delaying or darkening then flickers off. Check the battery or replace it altogether. I've been in mid-welds before and my helmets battery started going dead. It would darken as it should then out of nowhere the lense would switch back. Even if you have to buy another it's cool. $100 isn't worth messing up your eye sight.
Just got my helmet. When i point and press the tv remote at the helmet it goes dark until i let go of the tv remote button. But when i go on my balcony to stare at the sun , the lense goes dark as it should but only for a second and then it goes back to normal. Is something fckd on the helmet or i shouldnt be staring at the sun haha
Hey I’m new to welding if my welding helmet is already dark and I can’t see through not even my hand or the object infront of me. i only see light bulbs is there something wrong with my helmet?
@@MenaceJay999 Okay, so it wasn't an auto darkening one. I was using old style, could never see enough to start the arc, useless. just bought an auto one, haven't used it yet but tested it with a tv remote control and it works fantastically :)
Grind mode should stop it from going dark. It uses the light shade of the lens to provide a bit of protection along with the full helmet. I have a few helmets that have gone bad and will not darken any more, even with new batteries.
I have this welding helmet called einhell. Its glass is bluryy how to clean its glass? Then theres a setting sensitivity and delay time what does it do? Thank you for the information.
@@lestergreen3992 Yeah, I definitely would stop and figure out what was wrong - I just wanted to make sure that a brief exposure wouldn’t be a big problem.
