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Changing battery on welding helmet

Southern Ray

Southern Ray

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Kids gave me this welding helmet for Christmas present a few years ago.
The user instructions included with the helmet were very minimal at best.
No information on how to change the battery was mentioned.
I reasoned it must have a battery but decided to deal with it when it goes out.
The battery went out Friday and I set to see what type it is and where it is located.
I started from the back side but the more I prodded the more I realized I was gonna wreak the helmet.
I looked at the front side and the face shield seemed to have some features that suggested it popped out.
It popped out and I got to the lens. Still no battery. Removed the rubber gasket and revealed a drawer that contained the battery.
Opened the drawer and finally found the battery. A CR2450.
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The things you learn here. Not a welder and never thought about a battery in a welding helment. Auto darkening feature I suppose.
 
Ray - what happens when the battery goes dead? Does it fail to darken, or stay dark all the time?
 
I pressed the reset and it blinked twice as always.
As I struck my arc it went dark and stayed dark. It did not return to clear lens.
Low battery light came on.
Looking back I am glad it happen that way instead of not going dark at all.
Haven't been flashed yet and don't plan to.
 
The ultraviolet charges the battery. When I haven't used mine for a while, I set it outside facing the sun for a couple of hours before I use it.
 
I have a cheap $50 Northern Tool helmet and it has solar cells along with two AAA batteries, They are very easy to change. If possible, I sit my helmet in the Sun for a few minutes while I am getting my welder and material setup.
 
did you try googling using your helmets model number?

https://www.external_link.com/static/sites/TSC/downloads/ProdContentPDFs/1055271_Man1.pdf

https://www.northerntool.com/images/downloads/manuals/1648521.pdf
 

CR2450 is the same battery mine uses. There is supposed to be a solar recharging panel built into the lens, but for that to work the helmet needs to be left where the light can get to it. I tried that with mine but it got incredibly dirty in a very short amount of time, and STILL didn't keep the battery charged. I just keep a spare battery on hand. Change it whenever the lens doesn't go dark.
 

Mine mostly hangs on the wall as high as I can reach, so that is facing windows and lights. It doesn't seem to accumulate dust
 
(quoted from post at 15:08:56 10/16/17) I'll check mine. I got it out to watch the solar eclipse but it would only darken momentarily. Didn't think it had a battery.
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I used mine for viewing the eclipse also, but I had to adjust the settings for maximum darkness.
 
The solar panel is just a cheap way to sense the light from the welding arc to activate the auto-darkening. It does not charge the battery.

Just replace the coin cell with a new one and be done with it. My helmets are usually too cloudy and scratched up to use long before the battery goes bad, and no, replacing lenses doesn't seem to help.
 
(quoted from post at 06:45:53 10/17/17) The solar panel is just a cheap way to sense the light from the welding arc to activate the auto-darkening. It does not charge the battery.

Just replace the coin cell with a new one and be done with it. My helmets are usually too cloudy and scratched up to use long before the battery goes bad, and no, replacing lenses doesn't seem to help.
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Barnyard, you may want to check your source for those little nuggets of information.
 
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