[TheForge] Re: Vision damage

Mon Jan 13 12:41:01 2003

To avoid the initial flash when MIG welding, I usually use the gun itself to block the arc until the lens darkens.
Ray Miller
Cincinnati

> 
> From: "Chuck Robinson" <[email protected]>
> Date: 2003/01/13 Mon AM 11:02:22 EST
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Vision damage
> 
> Hey Shannell,
> The advice I was given by a welder, who's opinion I value, is that If you
> use an auto-darkening helmet often and strike 50 or more arcs a day you had
> better blink your lids as you strike an arc.
> I believe the faster the lens conversion the less dangerous this type of
> helmet is to your eyes, but why take a chance.
> When I weld up my bladesmithing anvils I generally work till I'm totally
> exhausted. Now that I have learned to blink as a reflex action, my eyes feel
> much better at the end of these sessions.
> I firmly believe that vision like hearing loss is a cumulative hazard in
> this kind of work .
> Chuck
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:15 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Re: Vision damage
> 
> 
> > > 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.
> >
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