On 23 Jun 2005 20:39:34 -0700, wrote:

I really don't like auto-darken helmets.

If you are welding, stop to grind, etc,
and resume (oops, forgot to turn
the helmet back on), you weld for
a few minutes before you realize
that the arc is BRIGHT.

What I would like is a helmet that
would darken with a push-button ON/OFF.
That way I can make sure **I**
darken the lens before I start arcing.

Rich


Get one of the famous Harbor Freight blue helmets and never worry
abouty turning it on or off again. Solar powered, there is NO off
swtich. Put it on your head and strike an arc. Nothing simpler.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner