whats the catch?

[Craig-S]

thanks for the update craig. i feel the plastic has a good ratio of flexibility and stiffness but i guess you prefer a more rigid shell ? i agree on your other points . a bag should be included no doubt so shame on 3m for no bag. atleast 1 or 2 front plates should be included definatly. however a pack of 10 is cheap ($35usd) on ebay and will last most hobbyists a lifetime

Had a sheet of steel delivered for practice, seems a circ saw is now on the list because the angle grinder seemed a bit sketchy :/

So Ive had a chance to use the lid, yes it seems strangely flimsy and decent at the same time, quite thin but didnt feel it would break at all if it bounced around. I was surprised it didnt have any protective film on any on the lenses for that new lens peel that people love.

I also like that one side adjusts parking friction and the other the general friction and that its very light.

One thing that happened a couple of times, halfway through a bead it flashed much brighter which caused me to stop for a minute or so because it messed up my sight, but maybe i put that down to the settings?

 

[trigger3]

break ? lol not a chance. for impact dispersion , a roundish shape with semi flexible plastic (not ridgid with sqaure edges) is great and thats why its designed the way it is. your helmet would just laugh at a 10' fall. yes the independent side adjusters are great (that feature started many years ago on the 9100 model).
flashed brighter ? thats very odd. sensitivy 2 and 3 work very well for most situations. delay time is a personal preference , i typically prefer a slightly longer delay (setting 4 or 5 )

 

[Craig-S]

break ? lol not a chance. for impact dispersion , a roundish shape with semi flexible plastic (not ridgid with sqaure edges) is great and thats why its designed the way it is. your helmet would just laugh at a 10' fall. yes the independent side adjusters are great (that feature started many years ago on the 9100 model).
flashed brighter ? thats very odd. sensitivy 2 and 3 work very well for most situations. delay time is a personal preference , i typically prefer a slightly longer delay (setting 4 or 5 )

ill play with the settings, it only happened twice. oh well back to practising beads on flat plates

 

[trigger3]

once you use the helmet for a while youll get a better understanding how the delay affects how fast or slow the lens brightens from dark. and to a lesser extent the sensitivity affects how soon the lens brightens. also, that e lens might have a 2step recovery , im not sure. the owners manual should say

 

[Craig-S]

Well I'm not sure if I fixed it by changing something or something else, but no problems at all now, its soo much nicer than my other mask.

Sadly can't say as much for the beads

 

[trigger3]

thats great your getting it figured out. for low amp tig you may need the sensitivity on about 4 perhaps. your lens i believe will trigger down to 1amp if needed.

 

[Craig-S]

im running 77a on 2.5mm mild steel, now i need to just spend time playing with down slope as im using a switch and not a pedal