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[Garage Dog 65]

What Optrel are you running Greg ? Satellite or Orion - or one of the others ? They are sweet !

Thx !

Jim

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65

What Optrel are you running Greg ? Satellite or Orion - or one of the others ? They are sweet !

Thx !

Jim

I have the Satellite Jim.... and love it.


I'm old and need the range that this helmet gives me... since you're eyesight declines with age... and what I find is that my younger buddies will run say a 10 and I might be a 9 or an 8... Especially with low TIG settings... say 30 or 40 amps.

[Garage Dog 65]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I have the Satellite Jim.... and love it.


I'm old and need the range that this helmet gives me... since you're eyesight declines with age... and what I find is that my younger buddies will run say a 10 and I might be a 9 or an 8... Especially with low TIG settings... say 30 or 40 amps.

Thx !

I thought you'd prefer the satellite - the capability on that is pretty amazing !

I have the same issue with seeing the weld. I'm 52 and just about ready to get a prescription just for welding use. With a limited range of near distance focus on my glasses I just can't ever seem to stay in the range trying to weld anything on the car. While working on the bench - most of the time I can setup and config to compensate for the vision problem, but it's still tough to stay in position around a tube or something.

Jim

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65

Thx !

I thought you'd prefer the satellite - the capability on that is pretty amazing !

I have the same issue with seeing the weld. I'm 52 and just about ready to get a prescription just for welding use. With a limited range of near distance focus on my glasses I just can't ever seem to stay in the range trying to weld anything on the car. While working on the bench - most of the time I can setup and config to compensate for the vision problem, but it's still tough to stay in position around a tube or something.

Jim

I wear bifocals -- overhead or that kind of stuff - I have to really plan my moves in advance. If you can't see - you can't weld. Well you can - but it looks like crap... I'm not good enough at it that I can just forge ahead blind.
Bifocals are a total pain -- move your head just a bit and you're out of focus.

[MoparCar]

Any updates or extended reviews of your HTP TIG ?

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by MoparCar

Any updates or extended reviews of your HTP TIG ?

Yes, after another recent testing session I've confirmed the machine is just fine and my aging eyes suck! I need a GOOD helmet that goes to shade 7, my mediocre helmet with 9-13 range doesn't cut it for TIG, no problem with MIG. I just can't see the perimeter of the puddle well enough.

HTP America/USAWeld customer service and support has been exceptional.

[MoparCar]

Thanks for the update. Great to hear that the HTP units are doing well. I've never heard anything but the best about HTP.

Time for the $400 Optrel !

Wes