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Re: HF Welding helmuts?

To: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
Subject: Re: HF Welding helmuts?
From: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 08:55:00 -0500
At 08:27 AM 11/8/03 -0500, Don Malling wrote:
>
>More beginner questions....
>
>I thought I might like an auto darkening helmet, and saw these cheap 
>ones at HF.
>
>My body shop guy said they help a lot. He said his sons use the HF cheap 
>ones and love them. He said he spent $180.00 on a Miller and the lens 
>failed.
>
>The question is quality/reliability of the lens -- these are my eyes 
>we're talking about...
>
>Is there a quality or reliability problem with these lenses. Am I 
>risking eye damage with them? My eyes are worth $200.00 to me. Should I 
>throw money at it, or are they all the same -- ANSI approved.

Don,

I have an old HF autodarkening lense that you put in you helmet.  I paid $109 
about 8 yrs ago.  Still running.  I live it.

I have a friend with one of the new cheap $60 HF autodarkening helmets and
he likes his.  The new ones have a photocell and generate their own 
electricity. My old one uses 2 AAA batteries.  I'm still using the original
batteries.

I'd say go for it!  I think you'll be happy.

John

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