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Originally Posted by aston@ultrasw.c View Post
A friend of mine used a cheap (HF) auto-darkening hood for a fairly intensive day of welding.

Next day he had spots in his vision and discomfort.

What he learned was that cheap hoods do not respond quick enough and allow a few milliseconds of UV exposure before going full dark.

The hood went straight in the trash and (happily) his vision recovered.
For repetitive all day welding do not use an auto helmet. They do not switch fast enough. They were mot allowed at the weld shop where I used to work...
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