i welded with that helmet for about 5 hours today, first time using it, it was awesome for me, i work on cars also, i didnt have an issue 1 with the helmet. everyone welds different but for me it was great. im ordering one tonight. ( it was the owner of the body shops helmet)
Thank you very much for this honest review. Easy scratches and those recessed sensors weren't thought out too well at all. When you said, "keep getting flashed" that was all i needed to hear lol. I'll stick with my Digital Infinity. Thanks again. Cheers!
I apreaciate the honest review. I have had a couple in the past that are pretty bad at blinding me because I am not looking straight on. Doesn't make much sense to build a hood with 4 sensors and position them like that. It sounds like if you are on a like welding strAight on with nothing around your head it might be king.
I love all of your videos. Handy review I am about to buy a new helmet. When you said it wouldn't go dark enough I thought of a cheeky remark - then thought why not? Sunglasses! They might help darken it a bit more for you!
Thanks for the great review. Was particularly interested in the helmet with the cage and restricted work area views. I have been thinking of a new helmet to repalce my 6 yr old BOC. It was the head band which I liked but never had the opportunity to test one out. It would suit 80% of what I do, but you have given me food for thought. Thanks for the honest review
for the recess of the sensors, I think it may be that they went full on about sensitivity. the photoreceptors are not triggered by anything coming sideways from you.
Interesting review bud. Just purchased and found your vid. Will be used tucked deep inside corners of HGV chassis's at all angles, dirty crappy steel. I thought the low profile would help getting into tight areas, I'll also see how we get on welding looking through the side as you say. 👍
I really like an honest review with bad points noted. I am looking at getting one of these and other then yours I only found one other person mentioning a bad point and it was about the front screen scratching. Esab responded to them saying there were going to use a tougher plastic for the lens. I have found these lenses on eBay for reasonable money though.
Helmet is awesome had mine for well over a year, head gear is awesome,, only downside is found is when ya knock the helmet over rolls right onto the lens..
having built Tube cars and cages in my younger years the old Ned Kelly helmet was all I could afford, modded with a gold lens at shade 12. I welded this way for 30+ years. Now Im buying a Sentinel as they are cool and its time to shout myself. BUT I still have my welding goggles, yes shade 12, 2 round goggles, the same as you use for gas welding but with welding lenses. I wear a leather mask and these.. no issues at all for the tight spaces. you can also buy the modern version.... you must have several helmets matey.. its the only way... keep the sentinel for bench/open work.. have a mask/goggles for tight access tube work..heyhey
Just wanted to add my two cents to help people make an informed decision before buying this helmet. I have owned my A50 for a year now with heavy use, and I will say that while it IS the best welding helmet I've ever used (my previous helmets were Miller Elite helmets which I didn't like near as much as this one), my issue is the Grind button. It requires pushing and holding down for 4 seconds to switch modes. However, the amount of pressure required to push and hold down the button is extreme, resulting in my having broken the plastic tab that attaches it to the helmet. There is absolutely no reason for this to have been engineered this way. If they were worried about accidental switching, then they could have EITHER set it up with a 4 second delay OR made it extremely hard to push the button down. Instead, they did both, while also making the attachment point for the button an incredibly weak plastic tab. Had to drill holes in the front of the mask and run two small machine bolts to a slotted metal tab behind the Grind button to hold it in place. Can't glue it because then you can't remove the actual lens and computer part for repairs or warranty. Before you buy one, put it on your head and try pushing that grind button down and holding it for 4 seconds WITH welding gloves on....you'll see. I just wish there was a way they could have programmed the Grind button to be adjustable in terms of delay so that I could turn it from 4 second delay to just a simple, single half-second push. If I had been more aware of this issue at the beginning, I probably would not have bought this helmet till they fixed that issue.
Yep, I've done that on mine too now. I've just had a replacement lens back for it too, I was getting flashed at low amps, Apparently the early versions of theses had problems.
Can relate. I've done the same. Occasionally get a weird auto darkening flicker as well. That might be my sensitivity and all the light pollution in the previous shop I was in though. However, this is a great helmet, I'm not a very experienced welder, but I can say this has helped me a lot with being able to see what I'm welding, and keeping track of the puddle.
We have just been issued with these, changing from Speedglass 9100x models. I am getting a lot of vision distortion through the fishbowl effect and the viewing area is smaller than the Speedglass.
Great review man, glad I found this because I might be buying a newer hood soon for work and this one was one of 3 I’m thinking about getting. Now it’s either going to be the miller digital infinity or the 3m speedglas 9100xxi.
The grind button i've found doesn't work on mine but I don't bother using it for grinding, the weld area and weld pool are too dark for my preference but compared to older hood tech this is much better. There is a noticeable optical distortion too like you said.
Great review and I agree with your points. Been using one for about a 12 months now and it's ok. I've used most of the high end helmets and they all have good and bad. Things that shit me about the A50: The grind button is hard to find with welding gloves on. it needs to have a little lump or "sharp" nipple so the glove can find it. Has to be softer to push! HATE THAT YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE GRIND BUTTON ON. HATE IT!!! Should be just a press and go Stupid thing has no indication that it's in grind mode, NO, the occasional blinking light doesn't cut it. Needs a permanent light on The hold up function doesn't engage strong enough, the helmet keeps dropping down. Feels to me that it's designed to be a bench helmet, not a site or positional helmet. Overhead and pipe welding the helmet wants to rotate around your head, slowly... till you've got one eye on the job...
I agree with all the points above. Walk round the workshop it falls down. The smooth button is impossible to find. It needs a long hold with a hard push in for one finger. The head band does indeed creep round despite the unit being fairly light. Lying on your side to do a weld is not an option. The flashing light is a pest. It could have been much dimmer and stayed on. Instead the touch display is blindingly bright. It is certainly intended for a well lit bench and not crawling about in dark corners, which it is not hard hat compatible either should you find yourself in a confined space.
I've had mine 2 to 3 years. I lovevthe feel and everything but I've sent one back because the touch pad messed up. Nothing I done. They replaced it and now touch pad done the same thing in the same spot. Bottom right of the pad won't let me adjust.
Matt, I have had my Sentinel a50 for over a year and it is very good. I mig at 10 and it is just fine for me. Did you not get 6 spare outer shields with your helmet, 3 clear 3 amber May be you could try the amber outer shield and see of that helps you.
Well, true colour helmets’ view appears lighter. You can just compare old shade recommendations with new ones. Guess that’s what those +1 or 2 shade inner plates are for. As far as I know, the only true colour ADF with 14-15 din shade is Kemppi xa-47.
I got this because i needed a pro auto dark hood, I kinda wished I haven’t. The lens is fit very loosely on the mask. I think sparks can make its way past the lens and on the screen. Plus it’s pretty bright. Immediately have to put everything on shade 13 even let’s say 150 amps and still too bright especially mig welding. Can’t return this caused its used. For $300 I’m disappointed. Wished I went with the 3m speedglas.
Thank you for your review, was looking into this helmet but as you explained about the sensors in tight spots getting flashed still, won’t be the helmet for me as I weld in tight spots all the time in the shipyard
good review on the mask, i had an older esab eyetech 2 5-13 for years t finally quit and i have been looking at these. also loving the saab turbo engine in the background one tip change the coil pack for a black one your end up broke down at the side of the road ;-). what do you have it mated to? omega box? i put a saab turbo motor in my kitcar many years ago it was a monster
Thanks for sharing your review. I agree that the sensors are too far recessed, and it's good someone pointed this out. I think perhaps that there is no 'perfect helmet' for everyone and your needs just make this one unsuitable for the work you do in cramped spaces.
Thanks for the clear honest review with good explanation of the bad points in use, my last esab warrior failed badly no warning at all must have been intermittent, causing major eye problems even a year later not good so I went back to passive large view to be safe, but have been looking at a50 but now maybe a40 might be better as I myself would be using in the field welding a lot machinery etc. Stick tig Mig in workshop also but the lens cover would definitely get scratched in use mostly not a clean workshop bench work environment, was looking at the savage a40 or Lincoln any thoughts on either. Thanks again, my concerns would be adf filter robustness in the field a50 has touchscreen is it moisture resistant
Just abit if my own 2 cents The magnetic adjusters clog up with grind dust and slag and the way the adjusters are they pull your hair going up and down and the air system hose is to short (I’m only 6ft) gotta wear it at my ribs otherwise I can’t move my head other than those and everything else everyone else has said it’s a good helmet lol
Thanks for the fact-bound review, Matt. I like this much more than ChuckE2009's exaggerations. Did you have the chance to compare the Sentinel with some other hight end welding helmet, e.g. the Speedglass 9100XXi or Optrel's Vegeview or Panoramaxx?
Cheers, no but I think I will get something else and probably keep this on the bench for tig work. I had a speed glas I think it was a 9000 which I had for donkeys years which I liked, and ive had a few cheaper masks under £100. not sure what to try next.
Matt, I have the same flashing problem with my Antra and a couple of my Lincolns. I always thought it was just my eyes and I tig on 13 too. I wish there was a 15. What is the helmet that you have had the best success with?
Interesting, I still use old fashioned mask, with a 1/2" clear slot above the darkened screen that you can kinda peek through with your head tilted down before looking up and start welding, I only ever used those auto masks when they first became popular, for some reason never really trusted them properly.
I've been tig welding in tight spaces with this hood for about 6 months, prior to this I've been using Miller hoods. The good is it's much lower profile, tends not to get caught when flipped up as often when I'm crawling/climbing around a job site. The bad is, the massive amount of scratches this thing picks up working in confined spaces. It's horrible, I'll go through a pack of replacement lenses a week. Don't take it off your head and set it down either because it will roll and scuff the entire viewing area in one go. Also doesn't do well at certain angles, so expect to get flashed if you're not working in a cozy fab shop, with the luxury of a straight on, unobstructed view of the work. It's comfy and looks good but has some major downsides. I contacted Esab about this, never got a reply.
What about some plastic anti scratch film ver the top, like what i cones with when new but without the writing.? This would protect it from scratches for a very long time.
Hi mate, I don't have that helmet, but if it helps I generally TIG on shade 9, yesterday I was on shade 6 for 40A with pulse so amps were dropping down quite low so hard to see, I light the job up with a portable halogen flood sometimes. I've got a speedglas 9100 if thats of use.
Jaques Daniels I have the early speedglas model for over 12 years, great helmet. Im just starting to get into tig and pulse mig for aluminum. We make a1 mini caravans in south austraila. I mig weld up the trailers but im looking to try make them lighter, hence the aluminium welding. Any advice welcome. Cheers John
Hi John, if you are going to make the trailers/chassis in ali, I would probably invest in a spool gun for the MIG, I've never used one myself, but I understand they are ok for 3mm up,but no too good on thinner stuff, check out project seeker on youtube, he is using a spool gun to weld an ali superstructure on his boat, he's got one video title "aluminium welding is easy' that should be the spool gun one, later I think he has one where he water cools the gun, those mini caravans of yours are superb.
Thanks , we have only just started to make them as a hobby. We had that much interest in them we made a few for people. We are now saving up to try take it to the next level. We need to make a UA-cam video on the caravans but everything costs money. At the moment we are working on a building site saving money. What line of work do you do most. ?? We had some interest from people that live in the UK but the shipping was going to cost a lot and didn't know how to go about registration. Keep up the videos, well explained in a way I understand. Cheers John
@@mackinsvii9022 yea been useing it for 3 weeks my job isn't so much beed welding as much security tacks on car parts so the memory setting is nice for going from tack welding to acuity laying beeds and after 12 hours of welding when my eyes would be killing me now thay don't hurt it was a great investment glad I got it already broke the grind button off don't try and press with gloves on lol
If you think the mig 13 setings is to bright just bring it down to lower and you have darker , you not nead go mig setings do for tig or arc mma setings and you have lighter
Shade 13 on wire feed? That's way dark. Do you mean flux core or pulse arc? It would be nice if they could recess the clear lens but still be able to change it from the outside.
Inverter machine starts with higher voltage and makes a brighter flash. Auto dark is bad tech. Need a virtual reality helmet that has only high-temp stereo camera lenses out front. But selling 5000 different variations of bad tech interests some people.
Shade 13 lmao, I spray arc all day on 11 (above 27 volts on mig), good luck finding a helmet with darker than 13. No fish eye effect at all, you cannot possibly use the helmet at those angles regarding the sensors, only bad thing that is true is the front lenses scratch up when you are in tight spaces.
I always though it was just my hood. I got flashed all of the time even when I'm welding right in front of me. The head gear is comfortable, but the fasteners are complete dog shit, they loosen up every couple of minutes. I Had replaced them several times. Got fed up with it, shit canned it for a Viking 3350.
Piece of crap welding hood. I have the same one and all it does now is collect dust. The grind button pushed in all the way, within a month of sweating, it went out and it won’t turn back on. New batteries do nothing for it but piss me off.
i rlly like that your review is not just going throu features but about your experiance in wearing and working with it
Now that a no bullshit review, respect.
Made me start fallowing this channel.
i welded with that helmet for about 5 hours today, first time using it, it was awesome for me, i work on cars also, i didnt have an issue 1 with the helmet. everyone welds different but for me it was great. im ordering one tonight. ( it was the owner of the body shops helmet)
Optrel crystal 2.0 hard
Thank you very much for this honest review. Easy scratches and those recessed sensors weren't thought out too well at all. When you said, "keep getting flashed" that was all i needed to hear lol. I'll stick with my Digital Infinity.
Thanks again. Cheers!
i work at borla exhausts and this is the best helmet money can buy. trust me ive tried them all
Good honest review again thanks mat , keep up the good work 👍
I apreaciate the honest review. I have had a couple in the past that are pretty bad at blinding me because I am not looking straight on. Doesn't make much sense to build a hood with 4 sensors and position them like that. It sounds like if you are on a like welding strAight on with nothing around your head it might be king.
I love all of your videos.
Handy review I am about to buy a new helmet.
When you said it wouldn't go dark enough I thought of a cheeky remark - then thought why not?
Sunglasses!
They might help darken it a bit more for you!
Thanks for the great review. Was particularly interested in the helmet with the cage and restricted work area views. I have been thinking of a new helmet to repalce my 6 yr old BOC. It was the head band which I liked but never had the opportunity to test one out. It would suit 80% of what I do, but you have given me food for thought. Thanks for the honest review
for the recess of the sensors, I think it may be that they went full on about sensitivity. the photoreceptors are not triggered by anything coming sideways from you.
Interesting review bud. Just purchased and found your vid. Will be used tucked deep inside corners of HGV chassis's at all angles, dirty crappy steel. I thought the low profile would help getting into tight areas, I'll also see how we get on welding looking through the side as you say. 👍
I really like an honest review with bad points noted. I am looking at getting one of these and other then yours I only found one other person mentioning a bad point and it was about the front screen scratching. Esab responded to them saying there were going to use a tougher plastic for the lens. I have found these lenses on eBay for reasonable money though.
Cheers
Helmet is awesome had mine for well over a year, head gear is awesome,, only downside is found is when ya knock the helmet over rolls right onto the lens..
having built Tube cars and cages in my younger years the old Ned Kelly helmet was all I could afford, modded with a gold lens at shade 12. I welded this way for 30+ years. Now Im buying a Sentinel as they are cool and its time to shout myself. BUT I still have my welding goggles, yes shade 12, 2 round goggles, the same as you use for gas welding but with welding lenses. I wear a leather mask and these.. no issues at all for the tight spaces. you can also buy the modern version.... you must have several helmets matey.. its the only way... keep the sentinel for bench/open work.. have a mask/goggles for tight access tube work..heyhey
Excellent review. ESAB should watch this video and make improvements and come out with a Version II.
Ooh .. interesting about the sensor recessing there. /me goes to remove one from the basket ... Ta!
Awesome and very honest review. Thank you for this!
Just wanted to add my two cents to help people make an informed decision before buying this helmet. I have owned my A50 for a year now with heavy use, and I will say that while it IS the best welding helmet I've ever used (my previous helmets were Miller Elite helmets which I didn't like near as much as this one), my issue is the Grind button. It requires pushing and holding down for 4 seconds to switch modes. However, the amount of pressure required to push and hold down the button is extreme, resulting in my having broken the plastic tab that attaches it to the helmet. There is absolutely no reason for this to have been engineered this way. If they were worried about accidental switching, then they could have EITHER set it up with a 4 second delay OR made it extremely hard to push the button down. Instead, they did both, while also making the attachment point for the button an incredibly weak plastic tab. Had to drill holes in the front of the mask and run two small machine bolts to a slotted metal tab behind the Grind button to hold it in place. Can't glue it because then you can't remove the actual lens and computer part for repairs or warranty. Before you buy one, put it on your head and try pushing that grind button down and holding it for 4 seconds WITH welding gloves on....you'll see. I just wish there was a way they could have programmed the Grind button to be adjustable in terms of delay so that I could turn it from 4 second delay to just a simple, single half-second push. If I had been more aware of this issue at the beginning, I probably would not have bought this helmet till they fixed that issue.
Yep, I've done that on mine too now. I've just had a replacement lens back for it too, I was getting flashed at low amps, Apparently the early versions of theses had problems.
Can relate. I've done the same.
Occasionally get a weird auto darkening flicker as well. That might be my sensitivity and all the light pollution in the previous shop I was in though.
However, this is a great helmet, I'm not a very experienced welder, but I can say this has helped me a lot with being able to see what I'm welding, and keeping track of the puddle.
Guys this vs 3m Speedglassxxi? I can't choose
That was more like $2 worth.
We have just been issued with these, changing from Speedglass 9100x models. I am getting a lot of vision distortion through the fishbowl effect and the viewing area is smaller than the Speedglass.
How are these compared to the Speedglass? I'm going to welding school soon and can't choose
Great review man, glad I found this because I might be buying a newer hood soon for work and this one was one of 3 I’m thinking about getting. Now it’s either going to be the miller digital infinity or the 3m speedglas 9100xxi.
A useful and informative review - thank you.
Upgraded mine to air fed, tried loads of other hoods but none have beaten this hood
The grind button i've found doesn't work on mine but I don't bother using it for grinding, the weld area and weld pool are too dark for my preference but compared to older hood tech this is much better. There is a noticeable optical distortion too like you said.
Think I'll save the £££ and go for the Savage - thanks for the review !
What kind of mig are you running. God damn dude. They don’t make anything beyond 13
It must not be a true 13! I weld on 12 usually and I thought that was dark
I weld pulse mig and keep my shade on 13 and wear tinted safety glasses.
I also have one of these but I find 13 is fine, did notice hes using the clear lenses . Should try the amber lenses maybe idk?
Great review and I agree with your points. Been using one for about a 12 months now and it's ok. I've used most of the high end helmets and they all have good and bad. Things that shit me about the A50:
The grind button is hard to find with welding gloves on. it needs to have a little lump or "sharp" nipple so the glove can find it. Has to be softer to push!
HATE THAT YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE GRIND BUTTON ON. HATE IT!!! Should be just a press and go
Stupid thing has no indication that it's in grind mode, NO, the occasional blinking light doesn't cut it. Needs a permanent light on
The hold up function doesn't engage strong enough, the helmet keeps dropping down.
Feels to me that it's designed to be a bench helmet, not a site or positional helmet.
Overhead and pipe welding the helmet wants to rotate around your head, slowly... till you've got one eye on the job...
This is the only hood I own that doesn't fall down.
I agree with all the points above.
Walk round the workshop it falls down.
The smooth button is impossible to find.
It needs a long hold with a hard push in for one finger.
The head band does indeed creep round despite the unit being fairly light. Lying on your side to do a weld is not an option.
The flashing light is a pest. It could have been much dimmer and stayed on.
Instead the touch display is blindingly bright.
It is certainly intended for a well lit bench and not crawling about in dark corners, which it is not hard hat compatible either should you find yourself in a confined space.
I've had mine 2 to 3 years. I lovevthe feel and everything but I've sent one back because the touch pad messed up. Nothing I done. They replaced it and now touch pad done the same thing in the same spot. Bottom right of the pad won't let me adjust.
Just started using one of these for tig and agree they don't go dark enough..
Matt, I have had my Sentinel a50 for over a year and it is very good. I mig at 10 and it is just fine for me. Did you not get 6 spare outer shields with your helmet, 3 clear 3 amber May be you could try the amber outer shield and see of that helps you.
Yeh I have tried the yellow tint, it didn't really help. Its strange I have never had a mask that wasn't dark enough for me.
Wear tinted safeys
@@jakemeehan6489 He wears glasses so those would have to be prescription.
13 isn’t dark enough for Mig welding? I use shade 10 for mig on mine lol
I really like watching this channel. Great review with examples.
Cheers
Thanks for the honest review
Well, true colour helmets’ view appears lighter. You can just compare old shade recommendations with new ones. Guess that’s what those +1 or 2 shade inner plates are for.
As far as I know, the only true colour ADF with 14-15 din shade is Kemppi xa-47.
I got this because i needed a pro auto dark hood, I kinda wished I haven’t. The lens is fit very loosely on the mask. I think sparks can make its way past the lens and on the screen. Plus it’s pretty bright. Immediately have to put everything on shade 13 even let’s say 150 amps and still too bright especially mig welding. Can’t return this caused its used. For $300 I’m disappointed. Wished I went with the 3m speedglas.
Thank you for your review, was looking into this helmet but as you explained about the sensors in tight spots getting flashed still, won’t be the helmet for me as I weld in tight spots all the time in the shipyard
great review ! i am reconsidering. as the clear shields might become costly with the banging . also, i hate when the sensors are blocked!
Excellent info
Cool helmet. Looking for a new one. Not sure I can justify the cost as only weld occasionally. Liked the review.
good review on the mask, i had an older esab eyetech 2 5-13 for years t finally quit and i have been looking at these. also loving the saab turbo engine in the background one tip change the coil pack for a black one your end up broke down at the side of the road ;-). what do you have it mated to? omega box? i put a saab turbo motor in my kitcar many years ago it was a monster
Thanks for sharing your review. I agree that the sensors are too far recessed, and it's good someone pointed this out. I think perhaps that there is no 'perfect helmet' for everyone and your needs just make this one unsuitable for the work you do in cramped spaces.
Just ordered one and haven't received it yet but I'm wandering if we could "bevel" the four ports that contain the reactive device
Would definitely help. Cheers
Hi , is it still working ?
Good thorough review, especially re the arc sensors, cheers
Cheers
Thanks for the clear honest review with good explanation of the bad points in use, my last esab warrior failed badly no warning at all must have been intermittent, causing major eye problems even a year later not good so I went back to passive large view to be safe, but have been looking at a50 but now maybe a40 might be better as I myself would be using in the field welding a lot machinery etc. Stick tig Mig in workshop also but the lens cover would definitely get scratched in use mostly not a clean workshop bench work environment, was looking at the savage a40 or Lincoln any thoughts on either. Thanks again, my concerns would be adf filter robustness in the field a50 has touchscreen is it moisture resistant
Just abit if my own 2 cents The magnetic adjusters clog up with grind dust and slag and the way the adjusters are they pull your hair going up and down and the air system hose is to short (I’m only 6ft) gotta wear it at my ribs otherwise I can’t move my head other than those and everything else everyone else has said it’s a good helmet lol
This is how products get better. People pointing out what's wrong. Not just praising.
Thanks for the fact-bound review, Matt. I like this much more than ChuckE2009's exaggerations.
Did you have the chance to compare the Sentinel with some other hight end welding helmet, e.g. the Speedglass 9100XXi or Optrel's Vegeview or Panoramaxx?
Cheers, no but I think I will get something else and probably keep this on the bench for tig work. I had a speed glas I think it was a 9000 which I had for donkeys years which I liked, and ive had a few cheaper masks under £100. not sure what to try next.
The optrel panoramaxx would be my next 1
Have you seen any of his last few videos
New ide get a honest review from you matt i also do a lot of car related welding and maybe this isnt for me.... oh well ile keep looking
Best review
Matt, I have the same flashing problem with my Antra and a couple of my Lincolns. I always thought it was just my eyes and I tig on 13 too. I wish there was a 15. What is the helmet that you have had the best success with?
Interesting, I still use old fashioned mask, with a 1/2" clear slot above the darkened screen that you can kinda peek through with your head tilted down before looking up and start welding, I only ever used those auto masks when they first became popular, for some reason never really trusted them properly.
I'm so used to them now I couldn't live without an auto darken for what I'm doing. they're great until they don't darken, then your swearing at it.
I've been tig welding in tight spaces with this hood for about 6 months, prior to this I've been using Miller hoods. The good is it's much lower profile, tends not to get caught when flipped up as often when I'm crawling/climbing around a job site. The bad is, the massive amount of scratches this thing picks up working in confined spaces. It's horrible, I'll go through a pack of replacement lenses a week. Don't take it off your head and set it down either because it will roll and scuff the entire viewing area in one go. Also doesn't do well at certain angles, so expect to get flashed if you're not working in a cozy fab shop, with the luxury of a straight on, unobstructed view of the work. It's comfy and looks good but has some major downsides. I contacted Esab about this, never got a reply.
I've got a new lens coming tomorrow, I kept getting flashed when I was tig welding at low amps. Esab will swap it if you have that issue.
What about some plastic anti scratch film ver the top, like what i cones with when new but without the writing.? This would protect it from scratches for a very long time.
Hi, would you still recommend this product or have you moved to a different mask now?
Yes its a good lid for the money, I use Optrel now but that also has its issues and it more than twice the price.
Cheers for the review from Down Under. What setting do you use when tig welding ?
Hi mate, I don't have that helmet, but if it helps I generally TIG on shade 9, yesterday I was on shade 6 for 40A with pulse so amps were dropping down quite low so hard to see, I light the job up with a portable halogen flood sometimes. I've got a speedglas 9100 if thats of use.
Jaques Daniels
I have the early speedglas model for over 12 years, great helmet. Im just starting to get into tig and pulse mig for aluminum. We make a1 mini caravans in south austraila. I mig weld up the trailers but im looking to try make them lighter, hence the aluminium welding. Any advice welcome.
Cheers John
I did some stainless exhaust the other day and I had it on 10 with the sensitivity right up.
Hi John, if you are going to make the trailers/chassis in ali, I would probably invest in a spool gun for the MIG, I've never used one myself, but I understand they are ok for 3mm up,but no too good on thinner stuff, check out project seeker on youtube, he is using a spool gun to weld an ali superstructure on his boat, he's got one video title "aluminium welding is easy' that should be the spool gun one, later I think he has one where he water cools the gun, those mini caravans of yours are superb.
Thanks , we have only just started to make them as a hobby. We had that much interest in them we made a few for people. We are now saving up to try take it to the next level. We need to make a UA-cam video on the caravans but everything costs money. At the moment we are working on a building site saving money. What line of work do you do most. ?? We had some interest from people that live in the UK but the shipping was going to cost a lot and didn't know how to go about registration. Keep up the videos, well explained in a way I understand.
Cheers John
When u say to bright dose it hurt on 13 or can you just see things around the puddle
I have one and I don't experience this at all. I very rarely even go to 13 unless I'm welding really thick material on very high amps.
@@mackinsvii9022 yea been useing it for 3 weeks my job isn't so much beed welding as much security tacks on car parts so the memory setting is nice for going from tack welding to acuity laying beeds and after 12 hours of welding when my eyes would be killing me now thay don't hurt it was a great investment glad I got it already broke the grind button off don't try and press with gloves on lol
Great review, thanks!
If you think the mig 13 setings is to bright just bring it down to lower and you have darker , you not nead go mig setings do for tig or arc mma setings and you have lighter
Would you prefer Optrel crystal 2.0 or Esab Sentinel A50?
Good review brah
what are you previous welding helmets ?
Ive had a few over the years, The last mask I had long term was a speedglas, I had a cheap parweld mask for for about 8 months before buying this one.
Thanks, very helpful.
Shade 13 on wire feed? That's way dark. Do you mean flux core or pulse arc? It would be nice if they could recess the clear lens but still be able to change it from the outside.
In your personal review does it worth to buy one. Thanks
yes overall its great but Ive not tried that many others of this new style so I cant give a comparison.
What about the optrel cysrtal 2.0? Heard good things about it..
Thanks for being honest
If the shade is a problem for MIG, this helmet is defected in design.
Классный шлем.👍
Inverter machine starts with higher voltage and makes a brighter flash.
Auto dark is bad tech.
Need a virtual reality helmet that has only high-temp stereo camera lenses out front.
But selling 5000 different variations of bad tech interests some people.
Shade 13 lmao, I spray arc all day on 11 (above 27 volts on mig), good luck finding a helmet with darker than 13. No fish eye effect at all, you cannot possibly use the helmet at those angles regarding the sensors, only bad thing that is true is the front lenses scratch up when you are in tight spaces.
I always though it was just my hood. I got flashed all of the time even when I'm welding right in front of me. The head gear is comfortable, but the fasteners are complete dog shit, they loosen up every couple of minutes. I Had replaced them several times. Got fed up with it, shit canned it for a Viking 3350.
How the fuck can you see anything at 13
Walleye vision lol.
Piece of crap welding hood. I have the same one and all it does now is collect dust. The grind button pushed in all the way, within a month of sweating, it went out and it won’t turn back on. New batteries do nothing for it but piss me off.
There absolutely hopeless am a professional welder would never use it