On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:34:20 -0000, Tim Watts wrote:

On Saturday 07 December 2013 18:22 Mentalguy2k8 wrote in uk.d-i-y:


"Gefreiter Krueger" wrote in message
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On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:44:06 -0000, Rick Hughes
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On 07/12/2013 16:21, Gefreiter Krueger wrote:
For a small arc welder for a small job, is a mask really necessary?
The spark doesn't look any brighter than starting at a bright
lightbulb.



yep, caught a case or arc-eye once from accidentally striking arc while
I was moving to get in better position ... hurts like hell.

Just from ONE arc for a few seconds? That can't be true.

Well there's your answer - don't bother with a mask.

I caught a 1 second flash from a PCB exposure box (with no sodding
interlock!) and it diminished the colour perception in one eye for some
months.

How powerful are those things?

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What advice don't you want to hear from a doctor before an operation?
"Whatever you do, don't go into the light."