SPEED DOESN'T MATTER?! Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet

confirmed...aVe is actually a rarely focused camera with arms

The IR that can cause cataracts is longer wave IR. Polycarbonate DOES block longer wave IR. Virtually all glass and plastic types also block longer wave IR. Your device tests for SHORT wave IR, which poses no danger to the cornea. Thermal cameras view longer wave IR. You can confirm your glasses block this type of IR by using your thermal camera.

How about regular prescription glasses for a test? It’s about the most protection my dad ever used, hence why I’ve got so many brothers.

So you can use a remote control to trigger the electronic helmet?!? Sounds like a new prank for the apprentice!

Had a welding teacher beck in school that was a god; cut his teeth in his teens welding tungsten into subs during the last great war and was probably all of 90 pounds wet standing at 5'2 and struck fear in the hearts of the degenerates thinking welding was an easy pass like shop. Dude was a hard ass with a heart of gold; you're by the book or you get the fuck outta the shop. First day of class I got a long stare after he read off my name - turned out he had taught my stooge uncles 40 years prior in the same class and expected it ran in the family... asked which one was my father (gramma had 8 kids, 6 of them boys), and I told him none luckily, and won him over busting my ass re-welding brass rods together a dozen times until he couldn't break it over his knee at the join... for extra credit no less. Rule was you could re-do the same assignment as many times as you'd like until you got the grade you wanted, and if he thought you were fucking around and using the brush to clean up some shitty welds he'd put em in a vice and laugh at the easy break and then watch you over - under, really - your shoulder and shit on your technique until you got it to his satisfaction. . I ended up with an A+ on everything and signed up for the advanced class the next year. Finished all the assignment welds on mig/tig, arc and oxy-acetylene early and got permission to fuck around with the cutting torch at leisure, so I made little animal cutouts for the tomboys who signed up for the class and stupid joke stuff for my buds for the last few weeks. Meanwhile some friends in the class were arc welding sans helmet cause it 'didn't hurt at all', and one kid tripped on a gas line causing the first injury in his shop in years when a torch ran across another kid's thumb. I regret never carrying on with the trade I grew fond of, and actually became GOOD at, but I'll never forget that fucking teacher, and to this day I'll spot a shitty bead on dumpsters as I pass and remember how important it is to allow those young minds to fuck up and encourage their growth while steering them towards improvement. No trade is truly dead unless those in said trade lose their passion or grow apathetic towards the newcomers who, though idiots, are persistent enough to stick with it.

Hi AvE, I think one thing worth mentioning is that when welding in tight spaces (exhaust header tubes for example), the welding hood's sensors get blocked often, so you still do get "flashed" (not nearly as harmful as a bare eye flash as you mentioned) and then you have to wait several seconds for your eyes to re-adjust before welding. It hurts a bit, but won't give you the 3AM emergency room visit for the eye drops. The higher end hoods like yours have 4 corner sensors to help with this. The cheaper (and even some expensive "Spedglas" brand) hoods only have 2 sensors, which suck big time for welding in tight quarters. They constantly get blocked and then you get flicker. Also, some higher end hoods have a "grind" setting, which comes in handy. Cool to see welding related stuff on your channel. Thanks, Aaron

I know you said not to laugh, but I think I woke up Abby cracking up to that Chinese Cool Guy Shades welding shield! 🤣 OMFG! Hey thanks for the test and tune man, I appreciate the knowledge. I’ve been a true believer in wearing the proper safety glasses, especially when running the torches. I know some guys that need to watch this. The argument I hear all the time is the Harbor Freight welding shields will damage your eyes, over using a “named brand”. If you get a chance, pick up one of them Power Fist hoods and compare it to you Lincoln and shed some light on that wives tale. Thanks man! Way cool!

Your high speed camera footage was too high speed! I blinked and missed it!

saw my dad without his bathrobe on when I was a kid I think a combination of inverse square law and quick reflexes saved the day no lasting effects

Dad: flips up welding helmet "You're not watching the welding arc, are you?," 10 year old me: "No" later, that night 10 year old me: "WHAA, my eyes feel like they have sand in them. WHAA" Dad: "You were watching the welding arc, weren't you?" 10 year old me: "Yes."

I was on the edge of my seat waiting for a face to reflect off of that module.

Do you think Darth Vader's mask protected against UV and IR? I bet those light sabers would radiate more than just a little.

Thank you for letting my family know I'm going blind from actual work and not from masturbation.... I've been telling that to them for years.

Got flashed once. Scarey and extremely painful. The sand in the eye description doesn't do it justice...

You need to test one of the hazard frought chinesium auto shields

Your intro becomes more operatic each time. Keep up the good work.

I have to stand in front of ULTRA VIOLENT LIGHT for two hours every day It keeps me from going funny in the head

My Miller helmet has a "grind" mode for the reasons you mentioned. For the record, I use it with a Lincoln welder :)

This reminds me of a device a friend developed decades ago for the laser industry... in the USA scanning a crowd with laser is a big NO with anything above the mW range but not so in the rest of the world. To try and change the the mind of the powers that be he built an LCD panel the final beam output went through that if the galvos (the X and Y scanning mirror drivers) stopped, the panel would become opaque and thus not blind anyone... a laser quickly scanning over you is safe, if it happens to stop, and that happens to be in your eye, this would save you... interesting gomsee it in this application !!

But Uncle Bumblefuck, autodarkening helmets deprive you of finger dextrosity from constant fiddling with the tension screws!