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Posted by Leo Lichtman on January 20, 2010, 2:36 am
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I have never had this problem stick welding, but when I use my Lincoln MIG
welder (always with flux-core) I have trouble seeing the puddle, and I often
wander away from the seam. Using special care to keep the filter clean has
helped, but I still have problems. Taking the advice of several experts
(including Ernie Leimkuhler) I went out and bought a 75 watt halogen
reflector spot to illuminate the weld area. Trouble is, as soon as I turn
on the light, my helmet goes dark, and I lose the advantage of the autodark
system.
I am so used to autodark that I can't live with that. Have any of you been
through this, and how did you solve it? I guess I could put the light on a
foot pedal, but there must be a better way.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Posted by Gunner Asch on January 20, 2010, 4:52 am
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On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:36:25 -0800, "Leo Lichtman"
>I have never had this problem stick welding, but when I use my Lincoln MIG
>welder (always with flux-core) I have trouble seeing the puddle, and I often
>wander away from the seam. Using special care to keep the filter clean has
>helped, but I still have problems. Taking the advice of several experts
>(including Ernie Leimkuhler) I went out and bought a 75 watt halogen
>reflector spot to illuminate the weld area. Trouble is, as soon as I turn
>on the light, my helmet goes dark, and I lose the advantage of the autodark
>system.
>
>I am so used to autodark that I can't live with that. Have any of you been
>through this, and how did you solve it? I guess I could put the light on a
>foot pedal, but there must be a better way.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>
At this point..I think Id change to a different autodark hood.
Gunner
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Posted by PhilD on January 20, 2010, 5:00 am
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>I have never had this problem stick welding, but when I use my Lincoln MIG
>welder (always with flux-core) I have trouble seeing the puddle, and I
>often wander away from the seam. Using special care to keep the filter
>clean has helped, but I still have problems. Taking the advice of several
>experts (including Ernie Leimkuhler) I went out and bought a 75 watt
>halogen reflector spot to illuminate the weld area. Trouble is, as soon as
>I turn on the light, my helmet goes dark, and I lose the advantage of the
>autodark system.
>
> I am so used to autodark that I can't live with that. Have any of you
> been through this, and how did you solve it? I guess I could put the
> light on a foot pedal, but there must be a better way.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
Had a similar problem until I woke up to the should have been obvious fact
that my photochromic prescription eye wear auto darkened at the same time as
the helmet. Cheap reading glasses cured it.
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Posted by Steve B on January 20, 2010, 11:34 am
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>>I have never had this problem stick welding, but when I use my Lincoln MIG
>>welder (always with flux-core) I have trouble seeing the puddle, and I
>>often wander away from the seam. Using special care to keep the filter
>>clean has helped, but I still have problems. Taking the advice of several
>>experts (including Ernie Leimkuhler) I went out and bought a 75 watt
>>halogen reflector spot to illuminate the weld area. Trouble is, as soon
>>as I turn on the light, my helmet goes dark, and I lose the advantage of
>>the autodark system.
>>
>> I am so used to autodark that I can't live with that. Have any of you
>> been through this, and how did you solve it? I guess I could put the
>> light on a foot pedal, but there must be a better way.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Had a similar problem until I woke up to the should have been obvious fact
> that my photochromic prescription eye wear auto darkened at the same time
> as the helmet. Cheap reading glasses cured it.
Ditto. But then I have to wear contacts, AND use readers, as welding with
bifocals is like driving drunk with one eye shut for clarity.
Steve
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Posted by Bob Engelhardt on January 20, 2010, 8:12 am
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Your helmet doesn't have a "sensitivity" adjustment, does it?
(Sometimes the obvious IS overlooked.)
OK, if it doesn't, how about a filter over the light sensor?
Bob
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>welder (always with flux-core) I have trouble seeing the puddle, and I often
>wander away from the seam. Using special care to keep the filter clean has
>helped, but I still have problems. Taking the advice of several experts
>(including Ernie Leimkuhler) I went out and bought a 75 watt halogen
>reflector spot to illuminate the weld area. Trouble is, as soon as I turn
>on the light, my helmet goes dark, and I lose the advantage of the autodark
>system.
>
>I am so used to autodark that I can't live with that. Have any of you been
>through this, and how did you solve it? I guess I could put the light on a
>foot pedal, but there must be a better way.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>