need advice on welding shield

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Personally, knowing what I know now, I'd like to get a helmet that has replaceable batteries instead of the solar assisted ones that are out there with the lithium batteries soldered into place. Always on and fresh batteries in MY control.

 

[hardtime]

Thanks for the reply's everyone. The ARCONE is carried by my local nexair shop. Looks like it will be just the ticket.

 

[Reyer Farms]

Good deal! Egg shells to spiderwebs, crack of dawn to a broken heart...

 

[Shield Arc]

Egg shells to spiderwebs,

That's a new one on me. :laughing:

 

[Gary Fowler]

A co-worker gave me one of the harbor freight auto-dark hoods which is how I got my first one. It does everything that an auto-dark helmet is supposed to do and at $49 I now have a spare. My first one crapped out after about a year from getting wet with sweat and quit working. My first AD was a Speedglas and this elcheapo works just as well for 10% of the price.

 

[BIG DOOLEY]

I have a Jackson Nexgen.
it has solar recharge cells and 2 batteries.
cut/weld/gring mode
adjustable shade and delay.
batteries last a long time.
it has auto power off when not it in direct light after a time interval.
an inportant feature to have in an auto darkening helmet especiall for out of positing or confined areas is multiple sensors.
many only have 2 sensors.
the nexgen has a wide and tall view with 4 sensors. objects in front of your sensor will not let it auto darken.
buy a 4 sensor helmet.
jackson also has a new head gear that is very......... comfortable.
worth heading into a shop that sells them for fit.
comfort is also inportant.
i have had mine around 10 years and still works great .
Jackson Nexgen EQC Auto-Darkening Welding Helmets
shop around and prices vary from store to store
tom

 

[k0ua]

Good deal! Egg shells to spiderwebs, crack of dawn to a broken heart...

I have welded long arc, short arc heliarc and in the dark.
If you don't like the way I do it, I'll let you try it

 

[cowski]

jackson nexgen +1

 

[mjncad]

I have a Jackson Nexgen.
it has solar recharge cells and 2 batteries.
cut/weld/gring mode
adjustable shade and delay.
batteries last a long time.
it has auto power off when not it in direct light after a time interval.
an inportant feature to have in an auto darkening helmet especiall for out of positing or confined areas is multiple sensors.
many only have 2 sensors.
the nexgen has a wide and tall view with 4 sensors. objects in front of your sensor will not let it auto darken.
buy a 4 sensor helmet.
jackson also has a new head gear that is very......... comfortable.
worth heading into a shop that sells them for fit.
comfort is also inportant.
i have had mine around 10 years and still works great .
Jackson Nexgen EQC Auto-Darkening Welding Helmets
shop around and prices vary from store to store
tom

That sounds very much like mine.

 

[Reyer Farms]

I have welded long arc, short arc heliarc and in the dark.
If you don't like the way I do it, I'll let you try it

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