Miller Electric Digital Elitet manual Variable Shade Control

3-4. Variable Shade Control

	1 Shade Control Buttons
	Use the shade control Down and
	Up buttons to select the lens
	shade in the darkened state. The
	shade ranges for each mode are
	as follows:
	Weld − No. 8 − No. 13
	Cutting − No. 5 − No. 8
	Grind − No. 3 only
	X Mode − No. 8 − No. 13
	Start at the highest setting and ad-
	just lighter to suit the application
1	and your personal preference.

Use the table below to select prop- er shade control setting based on your welding process.

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Application Welding	Arc Current in Amperes	Protective Shade No.
Stick Electrodes	Less than 40	9
	40−80	10
	80−175	11
	175−300	12
	300−500	13
MIG	Less than 100	10
	100−175	11
	175−300	12
	300−500	13
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding	Less than 50	10
(TIG)	50−100	11
	100−200	12
	200−400	13
Air Carbon	Less than 500	12
	500−700	13
Plasma Arc Cutting	60−150	11
	150−250	12
	250−400	13
Plasma Arc Welding	Less than 50	9
	50−200	10
	200−400	12

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