| | |  | | Home » HELMET WELDING,MIG/TIG,SOLAR P | | | | | | | Description: | | Solar Power Welding Helmet with Mig/Tig Switch. 6 Square Inch View Area. Auto Darken 9-13. Reaction Time 1/10,000 Second. | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 13.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 47 reviews |
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43 of 45 found the following review helpful:
 welding helmet musingsMar 10, 2008
By Keith B. Gibson
I didn't expect much from a helmet priced under $ 100.00 but boy, was I in for a rude awakening. The helmet is lightweight, has a huge viewing area, and no more searching for my weld start. I have been using "Bessie", (my old flip helmet) for years. No more blind mice missing my starts. I was stoked and my roommate, who owns a muffler shop couldn't believe I got it so cheap when he tried it. The thing that sold me on this one over the others was the larger viewing area it offers. I am pleased, and I would definately buy again. Thanks
20 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Welding newbie: Price/performance ratio seems right to meApr 25, 2008
By G. D. Golden
Just began welding, and at the advice of many, decided to buy an auto-darkening helmet. Indeed, it makes a big difference in accuracy when striking an arc and starting welds, and really is convenient. Decided on this one in part due to existing reviews, since I have no experience to judge by. After having used it a few times, I'm pleased with it. Headband is comfortable, easy to adjust. The sensitivity and darkening controls seem to work as advertised. Not extremely robust construction, but not bad either. With a little care, seems like it should last a while in hobbyist/home use.
One thing to watch out for: The lens/sensor assembly is held in with a plastic bezel, which snaps out for replacement. When I received mine and opened the box, the bezel was partly jarred loose. If I hadn't noticed this and reseated it, the lens/sensor might have fallen out, in which case I wouldn't be giving it 4 stars. :)
All things considered, I feel the price/performance ratio is reasonable, and would recommend it to other hobbyist-type users based on what I've seen so far.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Great shield for the money!!Jul 06, 2009
By Willie S. Tyndall Jr.
"biker musician"
Bought this as I needed a welding shield for the MiG welded by brother gave me to use. As I only do occasional welding, I was looking for a low cost shield that had the auto-darkening lens. In practice this shield does the job quite nicely. I could see the weld puddle and was able to control what I was doing with minimal issues. The only negatives are the lightweight construction of the helmet (I expected that) and the tensioning feature of the helmet to keep it up while not in use. Like I said for the occassional welder this is a definite "best buy". Highly recommend with the foreknowledge the helmet is lightweight in designd and durability.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
I love this helmetJun 16, 2009
By Matthew Parker
I am a novice welder and used the flip down helmet for the first 2 weeks of learning to weld. I decided to bite the bullet and buy an auto darkening helmet. I was surprised to find that they had gone drastically down in price since they first came out. I can not compare this to other auto darkening helmets as I have never used any other but I don't see how they could be that much better. The size adjustment locks in place good. It darkens when I strike a weld. What more could you ask for? To anyone that still uses the old flip down mask I would highly recommend switching. It is like night and day and my learning curve was a lot easier with this helmet.
Edit: After spending one summer in my workshop the head band strap plastic became very brittle and broke due to the heat. It was not abused in anyway other than being left in a hot workshop. I was able to take the head band off of the helmet that came with my welder and put it on this helmet. Both helmets were subjected to the same heat in the workshop but the other hand band was fine. The new head band is not a perfect fit causing the mask to be touching my nose. I will be looking for a different mask. I deducted one star only because the auto darkening part of the mask still works good.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great for class/hobby applicationsFeb 12, 2010
By Nom De Doom
"Fun Police"
Bought this because I'm taking a community college course in basic welding (and I have had a welder in my garage for 5 years that I want to learn to use, but I digress)and the helmet in class made me feel as though the lights were out even when I was welding. With this helmet I was a little nervous at first, but last night when I tried it out for the first time, I was extremely delighted with the auto darkening performance (I could leave it down while cleaning the weld and see just fine) and found the helmet to be comfortable as well. The coverage on top isn't as much as I would like so I'm wearing my hat backwards with no problem and it actually does cover my neck better than the class issued helmet so I don't have to worry about a UV burn (I have a long neck). I would highly recommend this helmet for occasional/non-professional use as that is all that I'm skilled enough to recommend it for (might be great for pros, I will never know) and even though it isn't constructed to the highest quality (lens keeper pops out in one corner if there is any flexing of helmet, but not detrimental to performance and just something I keep in mind) I think it is well worth the price and a 4 star rating. I would purchase it again.
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