3-4. Variable Shade Control
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| 1 Shade Control Buttons |
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| Use the shade control Down and |
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| Up buttons to select the lens |
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| shade in the darkened state. The |
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| shade ranges for each mode are |
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| Weld − No. 8 − No. 13 |
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| Cutting − No. 5 − No. 8 |
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| Grind − No. 3 only |
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| X Mode − No. 8 − No. 13 |
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| Start at the highest setting and ad- |
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| just lighter to suit the application |
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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. |
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Stick Electrodes | Less than 40 | 9 |
| 40−80 | 10 |
| 80−175 | 11 |
| 175−300 | 12 |
| 300−500 | 13 |
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MIG | Less than 100 | 10 |
| 100−175 | 11 |
| 175−300 | 12 |
| 300−500 | 13 |
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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding | Less than 50 | 10 |
(TIG) | 50−100 | 11 |
| 100−200 | 12 |
| 200−400 | 13 |
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Air Carbon | Less than 500 | 12 |
| 500−700 | 13 |
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Plasma Arc Cutting | 60−150 | 11 |
| 150−250 | 12 |
| 250−400 | 13 |
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Plasma Arc Welding | Less than 50 | 9 |
| 50−200 | 10 |
| 200−400 | 12 |
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