Thank you!!! This let me see the solar eclipse!!

It also works with a "smart phone" - try it out

AHAHHAA

They dead now

Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!

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.

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!!

Not if adjusted correctly. Response time and shade still need to be right.

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.

@@rodobrien3488 still self teaching thank you for the tip!

​@@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.👍

Funny how time goes by so fast. I keep extra batteries on hand. Thanks for watching.

@@MrAdkinsAuto i was wondering, where is the battery fitted ? In the frame of the glass ?

How do you remove battery

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.

@@MrAdkinsAuto Thank you for the advice

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.

​@@Mike_Ehrmantraut.That's good to know. Thanks. 👍

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

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.

There should be a test button on the inside of the helmet.

Both low

@@mohdhanf8262 what do these affect / how do they affect the lens?

@@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.

@@jameswalter7565 its up to your comfort

It will 100% flash you

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.

They trigger and switch so fast you don't get the flash. Also, the lens provides some initial UV protection

@@MrAdkinsAuto I could be wrong, but isn't the UV and dangerous long IR radiation shielded by the lens even when not darkening?

@@jonathanberry1111 You'l still damage your eyes, same as if you look at the sun with sun glasses on.

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.

@@MrAdkinsAuto he was about 5 feet In front of me and he was demonstrating something so I was watching him

@@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.

Check your sensitivity settings

And your delay

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.

@@MrAdkinsAuto sounds good, thank you!

"you will know real quick if it's working or not" That's what I'm afraid of sir. 😂 I'm sure everyone is deathly afraid of arc eyes

@@matthewreid6495 Just squint when you test it.

Not if the sensors are clean. You might need to adjust the darkness of the shade as well.

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.

Must be faulty but I suspect you haven't removed the fil on inside and outside of the lens.

@@matoko123 it was my dad’s old helmet Ik just gonna buy the newer ones that you can set the shade

@@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 :)

Absolutely not!

If you only look at the ark for a second you’ll be find

Fine*

@@lestergreen3992 Thank you - good to know. I want to teach myself welding, but have no one to learn from, so in the process of learning what I can.

@@MD-en3zm no problem definitely try to not look at the arc but if it’s only for a second you’ll be ok

@@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.

Wow, I just tried that with my new helmet, it worked :)

My cheap one is still going after 6 years has a solar charger that charges the Lipo when it burns out I'll throw it out and buy another one