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Old 06-27-2013, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by kmaysob View Post
having spent big $ on auto dark helmets in the past, i will say, i HATE them. sold both of them and stuck with my old fixed shade helmets.
My welding teacher advised against them. Hard for me to believe that there isn't some lag time. I use my double halogen work light to illumine my work enough so I can sorta see it before the arc starts. My helmet has a flip up visor so I can examine the work w/o taking the helmet off.
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