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Don I have that same helmet. It works great, but your right about the cheesy stickers! I left mine on, I figure when my welds stop looking cheesy and I stop burning more holes than I fill in the sheet metal on my truck, that then I can graduate to a sticker free helmet!

Originally Posted by stovens

Don I have that same helmet. It works great, but your right about the cheesy stickers! I left mine on, I figure when my welds stop looking cheesy and I stop burning more holes than I fill in the sheet metal on my truck, that then I can graduate to a sticker free helmet!

I have that same helmet from Northern, too, but after about two years it has started "flashing" before it dims, and there are no replacable batteries on mine. Tried leaving it out in the direct sun for an hour or two, but no change, and after welding a while I'm seeing a hot spot for 1/2 hour or more so I picked up a basic Miller ProHobby unit. My local Praxaire shop sells both, but pointed out he has no parts for the China specials, where he can replace pieces/parts on his Miller helmet. Probably should have just thrown away the old one and bought another and saved $125, but decided to try a better/different approach.

Originally Posted by rspears

I have that same helmet from Northern, too, but after about two years it has started "flashing" before it dims, and there are no replacable batteries on mine. Tried leaving it out in the direct sun for an hour or two, but no change, and after welding a while I'm seeing a hot spot for 1/2 hour or more so I picked up a basic Miller ProHobby unit. My local Praxaire shop sells both, but pointed out he has no parts for the China specials, where he can replace pieces/parts on his Miller helmet. Probably should have just thrown away the old one and bought another and saved $125, but decided to try a better/different approach.

rspears,
I have heard of this happening to other people too. My goal is to use this to get started and then upgrade later to a pro model once I get confident. No replaceable batteries are a minus to be sure. Don Jr.

Originally Posted by stovens

Don I have that same helmet. It works great, but your right about the cheesy stickers! I left mine on, I figure when my welds stop looking cheesy and I stop burning more holes than I fill in the sheet metal on my truck, that then I can graduate to a sticker free helmet!

Stoven:
Ha! That is funny.......You know what they say "FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT" I peeled the stickers off to give the allusion that I know what I'm doing (I don't) hehe