Remember to turn the hood to the grinding mode when not in use, That turns off the hood saving the battery's. They don't tell you that at the store.

Delay is not the time it takes to darken, it is the time it takes to come back to light state after it had been darkened. The amount of time it takes to darken is set by standards and testing and is not an adjustable feature otherwise you'd be looking at issues. Also a proper auto-darkening filter protects you even in the light state from actually damaging your eyes.

Just bought this hood yesterday 2/10/23. Thank you for your review as I've yet to use it. I'm a first time welder with absolutely 0 knowledge of hoods or welding. I bought the Chicago Electric Flux 125 and this hood to weld stuff around my home when needed. I mean I did weld a couple thing about 20yrs ago with a welding helmet and woke up with my eyes welded shut 😂😂😂 worst pain ever. So as long as this hood keeps that from happening, it's a win in my book😊😊 thanks again for your review

The smaller pc of plastic also has film on it. Ty for the review!

Thanks for your video, I needed some direction for buying a new helmet. I have been retired for a few years and I need something that will serve me well. Thanks for your videos.

Nice honest review. I’m new to welding I’ve been looking at Harbor Freights masks thanks for the review it helped!

Good honest review. I'm looking for stickers now.

Very nice review..for us Weekenders and FYIers, it is perfect!

bought this as my first hood, currently in my highschool welding class and got tired of using the hoods they have and bought this one. gonna custom paint it and stuff.

Thanks for the review! I am brand new to welding and have the red helmet. I can't see worth a darn but figured it's because I'm so new to the art. My settings are as described in the manual, I have it at 11 and tried 10 but noticed a difference. You mentioned you have to 'look' for the material which gives me hope.

Thank You very much… I was burning my eyes & PROJECT…. Hence, me looking for help!!! God bless❤️👍🙏🏻 (( Stickers are a MUST !!))

Nice review! I have the next hood up, the one with the cheesy blue stickers. But it also has "grind mode" where you can use it without it darkening when you're grinding, which is nice. Paid $34 for it with a coupon at the Black Friday sale at HF a few months ago. Love it, will buy another if it ever dies on me but so far it's been 100%. Worlds ahead of the old fixed shade analog helmets, and for the money you can't beat it. Also, when the batteries eventually die there are YT videos on how to replace them in these CW helmets so don't throw it out, put in a couple of $3 watch batteries and rock on for another 5 years, lol! I enjoy your videos, you got a like and a sub. Keep up the good work.

I have that same helmet. I only weld one in a while. I am happy with that helmet and have stickers on mine too, Old Guys Rule!

Awesome review thank you

I love mine works great even after 3yrs

Excellent,... very helpful. 👍🏻😃

They have CR2450 batteries inside which go dead and kill the unit until they are replaced. The batteries are welded to strips with fragile connections. They last about a year or two,

Welp after looking at this after purchasing my Welding helmet from there…I’m now thinking about getting a new and better one and also never welded starting school for it should I get a different welding hood?

I not only removed the plastic from the screen protectors but the protectors as well and it works way better

I bought the step up with the stickers. first thing I did was take the stickers off. in the process I realized they put the freakin blue flame stickers on the helmet you got!

I thought it was too dark as well. Works great though

That inside plastic also has a film on it bud👍

Fear not there B.B. Once you go auto , you'll never go back to dark glass.

Thanks man I was trying to figure out why I couldn’t see out of it and that greenish blue protective sticker was really making it hard to see anything

I love The Harbor Freight!!! When i pop the question, i want to get married inside Harbor Freight

The inside glass that you chucked also has protective film on it. Need to remove that film. Otherwise...great review!

The small lens has a protective cover on it too bud. Just hard to tell.

I got the red 1 with the cheesy stickers 🤣😂💀

My protectors seem clear, but think battery is already dead, doesn't darken at all!

Thank you for what you think of it. I have one and am a newbe and am having a hard time to see the puddle that I am suppost to see. So am I still useing it too dark? would like to hear what you think. Do I need to get closer to the welding or not. I am still learning so would like to hear from you. Thank you.

I didn't realize it had film on the pre-installed lens. I was just about to throw it away because it to dark. Took that off, now I can see!

I realize you posted this video two years ago. But I noticed no one mentioned it. But you said you are afraid of welding flash. Don’t be concerned with any helmet. The danger with welding isn’t from the bright light, it’s the UV that is caused by the arc. To my knowledge all welding helmets protect you from UV regardless of the shade. Moral of the story even if your auto darkening helmet doesn’t darken for some reason it will be bright, but you will still be protected from the UV and therefore won’t get welding flash. The Sandy feeling in your eyes after getting flashed is sunburn on your eyes.

Put some stickers on it and it'll look badass

How has this hood held up for you since you purchased it?

I adjusted mine the way you said but when it darkens you can’t see enough to weld. I adjusted the settings but it don’t seem to make any difference. Any suggestions?

Question. I just got mine today and it flickers alot. What do I do about it. I had it in the sun for about an hour and looked at the sun with it on and it does nothing any tips?

You didn’t take the protective film from any of the lenses 😂😂😂😂

I have 2 different hf helmets. On 1 model I have it set at 13 and still can't really see my bead. The other model, 10 is the shade. 9 is too dark for me and 11 is to bright. Maybe it's just me. Idk

I personally wouldn't trust one of those shields Expeacially if you do any decent amount of welding. I used to have one years ago and it always left my eyes sore and I've heard from friends that it can actually cause a Welders flash. They just don't darken fast enough. I would stick with a name brand if you're going to go with an auto darkening shield. There really is a big difference. Between those Chinese import ones and the name brand 100 to 150 dollar ones. If you're only using it for 5 or 10 minutes that's kinda one thing. But if you're looking to use it for projects where you're looking at a good day or two of welding then pass on those cheap pieces of shit. Because it's only a matter of time before you regret buying it in the first place.

i cant see a fucking thing when welding with this lol someone help me im very new to welding, picked up a flux core welder just to weld on nuts to broken bolts, ect, and some minor exhaust repairs, its great except i cant see what the fuck im welding Plesae help lol

Too bad this doesn’t have the grind feature

Looks like that helmet having a battery, it is solar power

FYI: The inner glass that you said was foggy also has a film on it that needs to be removed. Remove the film.

He forgot to take the film off the inside too...

I had the Cheap HF helmet. It worked good for about 4 years. The batteries aren't replaceable. The factory installed batteries are sitting on the shelf going dead in the box. The batteries died and I ended up buyIng a new one on EBay for about $40.00. Replaceable batteries, full size screen, and full adjustments. The CCP knockoff market is cutthroat. Once US Mtg sent the first operation over there everything, and I mean everything, they took with them was copied and is now being made by slave labor. Patents mean nothing. Once you set up the operation it is cheap to just run it. Hi end, low end, one plant makes it all.