YESWELDER True Color Solar Powered Auto Darkening Welding Helmet, Wide Shade 3.5/9-13 for TIG MIG ARC Grind Welding Hood Helmet

This welding & grinding face shield is high quality, well made, easily adjusted for head fit comfort, and comes with extra battery and both lens protection plastic covers.It was packed well and arrived next day. I decided to reuse the heavy plastic bag it came in to keep it dust free while stored on my welding cart.I’m impressed with how well it works. It quickly darkens, and the recovery time for it to go clear again has plenty of adjustment. I’ve got mine set at the fast side, so I can quickly assess the weld I just made. Shade darkness is easily set with your left had, and the knob is on the outside. The viewing area is small compared to the full face or the new panoramic style, but more than adequate. The shade control also can lock the shade to clear for grinding. Very slick, although I probably won’t use it for grinding.I’ve already used it to TIG weld a project I was working on, and did some 308 SS stick welds with it on another project. I was able to go from stick to TIG with a simple twist of the external darkness knob. Before darkening to weld, viewing is clear and natural looking.You can’t beat this welding shield for the price, and it even allows me to use my respirator with plenty of room between it and the face shield.The only complaint I had was the button battery used to power the shade was dead when it arrived. When I hit the shade test button nothing happened. I figured I would have to send the helmet back, but when I took the cover off the battery I found it incorrectly installed. The battery had draining completely do to this mistake, but I already had a spare supplied with my purchase. A quick swap out (with correct insertion), and it worked perfectly;-).

This helmet works like a charm. It darkens as soon as I strike an arc and goes back to normal as soon as the arc is gone. You do get what you pay for though- it feels a little cheap, but that doesn't affect performance at all. For people just started welding or hobbyists I highly recommend.

Excellent general purpose welding hood works as described good value

Great helmet for the money. Not sure why I waited to change from my old school helmet

The helmet that i ordered and received was delivered without any issues. It works just like it says it is suppose to.

Fast darkening. And good color when not welding. When I draw an arc it charges fast with adjustable darkness. The arc color enables me to see what I am working on. Also comfortable to wear

Great value! I’ve used this a fee times with my TIG welder at around 130A and had no issue with the level of protection. The darkening feels instantaneous, and the viewing window size is perfectly fine. I like the test button inside the mask to let you make sure darkening works before starting the arc.The material is a flexible plastic, which feels pretty durable. Ive been using it in my garage in the winter in upstate NY, and expected the plastic to get more brittle or fragile from the cold, but it hasnt. It feels reasonably durable, but the hinges are made of a hard plastic that feels like theyll be the first thing to break.The size of the helmet and head band is great. It’s very adjustable, and ive worn it on my bare head (hat size medium) and with a thick winter hat on (extra in diameter) with no trouble.The only sticking point is when you raise the mask, the hinges lock lightly in place to keep it open, but are a little weak. The mask tends to fall down if you move your head too much. Maybe i need to tighten the hinges or something, but that’s my only real complaint. For $40, it’s hard to beat the value.

Decent helmet for the priceThe only thing I see wrong with it is.There's no control on the darkness.It's either on or off There is a sensitivity and a delay switch knob I have it on this [lowest settings and sensitivity And I could barely see my work Other than that[up date ] My bad it does have a shade control on the left hand side front For the darkness of the screen. Sorry guys an Ladies