[TheForge] Re: Vision damage

[Shannell Sugrue]

> I was also  trying to point out the danger to welders eyes from long term
> exposure to welding flash during the lag time for auto darkening welding
> helmets to shift from light to dark mode.

I dont think there is a danger in an auto helmet, my experience before my
auto helm was every day I did a lot of welding Id always "flash" myself
which is always quite annoying and takes a few minutes to recover from, this
never happens with my auto helmet so I figure Im way ahead. I think it will
take a lot of 1/25000th seconds to add up to one good dose of accidental
flashing with a normal helmet. If you have some info to the contrary though
Id be interested as my eyes are very valuable to me, not least my night
vision as Im an avid amature astronomer with only one good eye.