auto darkening helmet issues

[dvice Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dvice]

I have a speedglass auto darkening SL helmet and in the last week or so once in a while the auto darkening just goes off and I am blinded, then in a fraction of a second it is working again.....but I don't notice any change in the welding power or light......so I was thinking maybe the battery is going bad. But it has a low battery light and it is NOT on. it just happened 3 times today while welding a SS basket here at work. I have to get this straightened out.... I cant have that blast of light blinding me..... any suggestions, before I call speedglass??? thanks

dvice

[Oldgrandad Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Oldgrandad]

My old boss lens would have random problems with a low battery, I would change out the battery. If it does it again, email speed glass there might be some other problem they are familiar with.

[Olivero Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Olivero]

Yeah, I would change the battery and make sure its not loose or something like that. Might also be your arc lenses are blocked and not seeing it for a second, dirt on the shield or something.

[dvice Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dvice]

I put two new batteries in it , but I haven't had the chance to try it out yet..... Speedglass offered to sell me a new lens insert assembly for $110 with only a 1 year warranty....

[aametalmaster Chairman Of The Board Find all posts View Profile Close aametalmaster]

95 bucks for a new Miller..Bob

[Jayare123 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jayare123]

Ss basket? Tig? If so tig needs the sensitivity up I use a speed glass daily on stainless sheet and I keep my sensitivity high enough that it darkens when I look up at the lights in the shop so I don't get flashed

[ryanjones2150 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ryanjones2150]

I agree. If you're tigging, turn the sensitivity up.

[dvice Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dvice]

yeah the technician at speedglass , said I could try turning up the sensitivity.... it was on 2 and he suggested turning it to 3..... there are only 4 settings...

my helmet at home must be on a high sensitivity setting because one time I brought some 500 watt lights over to light my welding table up for some mig welding... and the helmet kept triggering just from the amount of light!!

thanks for the feedback

[ryanjones2150 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ryanjones2150]

I also notice a difference between my old transformer tig machines and my new inverter tig machines. With the sensitivity turned down for welding outside with my Helga or my Lincoln precision tig, then back into the shop on the HTP or the maxstar...the inverter machines must have a much softer arc because I have to turn the sensitivity back up.

[Olivero Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Olivero]

Whenever I get flashed and get pissed off about it, I just switch my hood to Xmode, problem solved