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Caused UV radiation burns to my eyes!
I'm a home/hobbyist welder and for years I've had a large viewing area standard welding helmet that is not auto-darkening and required me to raise and lower the helmet manually. I thought this helmet would be a great addition to my hobby,however, after 2 days of use I will be returning the Yeswelder auto-darkening helmet and returning to my manual helmet due to UV burns on my eyes. I used the auto-darkening helmet during the repair and modification of my trailer which took approximately 5 hours total time (spread over the 2 days) arc welding 1/8 inch carbon steel. After the second day when I went to bed my eyes watered profusely and my eyelids felt like they were covered with sandpaper. I'm reasonably certain that I had the helmet adjusted properly so the only thing I can think of that caused the burns was the light coming in through the side lens. The Yeswelder helmet is really light weight and pretty comfortable to wear and I really liked the auto-darkening feature but not at the expense of my vision. Update: Within a day or so of posting this review the seller contacted me and informed me they were refunding the purchase price of the helmet and sending me their top selling helmet that does not have the side view windows free of charge. They did not want me to return the helmet with the side view windows. This was done before I was able to request a refund. They contacted me several times via Amazon after I received the new helmet to check on things. Making sure my eyes were alright and making sure I was happy with the transaction. Although my eyes were burned and quite painful, I doubt seriously that there was any intentional ill will on their part and overall I'm impressed with their concern and customer service.
July 2019 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase
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