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I cut a piece of supple leather from a welding apron, and have fixed it on the back of the helmet with velcro so that it drapes down my neck blocking rear entering light. Makes a HUGE difference as I wear varifocals and have a cheater lens, so there are lots of places for multiple refractions and double imaging. 
I'm about to go on holiday, so I just tried a quick experiment (before I read awemawson's response) by attaching a piece of fabric with duct tape to my helmet so that I looked like an old-fashioned photographer. I can confirm that it does make a huge difference. I too wear varifocals and have a cheater lens. I'm also bald as Friar Tuck, so I wasn't sure if a head scarf would have worked in my case.
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Havent done much welding recently but finally tried your tips out last night with putting something over the helmet to block out the light. unfortunatly i still cant see very well, its better then it was before but its still not great.
The helmet is on its highest shade setting, but i am still getting blinded by the arc and still cant see much of what im doing.
I might try a cheater lense in it see if it make any difference.
Thanks for your help
Owen
The helmet is on its highest shade setting, but i am still getting blinded by the arc and still cant see much of what im doing.
I might try a cheater lense in it see if it make any difference.
Thanks for your help
Owen
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I took the helmet apart tonight, after not being able to see again, and found another protective film. (I thought i removed them all on christmas day).
The difference was unbelievable. From basically total darkness with just the arc, to being able to see everything.
However im not sure if i was supposed to remove it? It didnt have the little tag, that you use to peel them off, like the ones i removed at christmas did.
I know this might sound abit daft, but i just dont want to go blind.
The difference was unbelievable. From basically total darkness with just the arc, to being able to see everything.
However im not sure if i was supposed to remove it? It didnt have the little tag, that you use to peel them off, like the ones i removed at christmas did.
I know this might sound abit daft, but i just dont want to go blind.
Had a look to see if I could find any detail on the construction of LCD screen. Found this: http://weldingdesign.com/equipment-amp-automation/welding-helmets-what-you-need-know-you-buy, which talks about infra-red and UV filters and the "sun glasses quality" starting shade. I then found this entry on ebay, which appears to show an IR/UV coating of the front of the LCD screen: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Solar-Auto-...DF-ARC-TIG-MIG-Welder-Head-Band-/252213468258. So, if you peeled the film off from the outside front, you might have a problem with "arc-eye". If it was inside, probably not.
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It just seemed too clear, compared to the fixed shade i was using before.
My eyes did feel a bit wierd after using it but it wasnt "arc eye".
If i remeber correctly, the film i removed was on the inside of the lcd part.
I'll try to take a video through the mask, to show how clear it is.
My eyes did feel a bit wierd after using it but it wasnt "arc eye".
If i remeber correctly, the film i removed was on the inside of the lcd part.
I'll try to take a video through the mask, to show how clear it is.
