Recommend Speedglass helmet model.

[bkreigsr]

All of my welding is with gasless MIG, maybe once a month, auto-related hobby type stuff, but I want a quality helmet.
I have a cheapie Hobart now, but want better.
I see that Speedglass pricing is from around $199 to $2,300 - yikes.
thanks
Bill K

(Merry Christmas to me )

[962porsche]

my personal welding helmet was quight costly . i did how ever buy 8 helmets for the two shops (body shop and fab shop ) .
they are forney solar auto darkening helmets # 55698 at bridgeport tools and equipment . they were selling for some thing like 95 dollars each but because i bought so many i paid 78 each . the guys like them because there a thin helmet so they can get there heads up into wheel houses to weld and in between the rails of the chassis . i like them because the cost of the batterys for the auto darkening was killing me . no more batterys because of the solar power . for the price there not to bad . i was paying 500 dollars each for the lincoln helmets but after two got broken in one week no more of that .

[Krukhaug77]

I'm also wondering to by an solar power helmet, but is not shure if it works properly all the time? I guess they does since 962p uses them.

[bkreigsr]

I have a solar one, but you have to remember to 'charge' it up good before you use it. I store mine in a helmet bag so if you don't charge it under a powerful light or the sun for 45 minutes or so, you can get an unpleasant surprise.
Bill K

[962porsche]

the shop helmets sit out all the time so they are all ways set to be used .
my personal helmet is always in it's bag and that too has never had to be charged .
i took it out of the bag last night and put it right on my head and used it .
but maybe with some you have to charge some thing ?